take stock

: to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as

: to seize or capture physically

: to get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing

: a distinct or personal point of view, outlook, or assessment

: an act or the action of taking: such as

: the uninterrupted photographing or televising of a scene

: stump

: a log or block of wood

: something without life or consciousness

: to make (a domestic animal) pregnant

: to fit to or with a stock

: to provide with stock or a stock : supply

: kept regularly in stock

: commonly used or brought forward : standard

: kept for breeding purposes : brood