Related Words for take up

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absorb
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Verb, Verb
adopt
x/
Verb, Verb, Noun
assume
x/
Noun, Verb
borrow
/x
Verb, Verb, Noun
draw
/
Noun, Verb, Noun
imbibe
x/
Noun, Verb
latch on
//
Phrase, Verb
resume
x/
Verb, Verb, Noun
scoop
/
Noun, Noun, Verb
scoop up
//
Phrase, Verb
seize on
//
Phrase, Verb
soak up
//
Phrase, Verb
sop up
//
Phrase, Verb
start
/
Verb, Verb, Noun, Adverb
suck
/
Adverb, Verb, Noun
suck in
/x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
take
/
Verb, Verb, Noun
take in
/x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
take over
//x
Phrase, Verb
turn to
//
Phrase, Verb
look forward to
//x/
Phrase, Verb
wait on
//
Phrase, Verb
rely on
x//
Phrase, Verb
bring to
//
Phrase, Verb
look into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
call on
//
Phrase, Verb
stick with
//
Phrase, Verb
come off
//
Phrase, Verb
settle for
/x/
Phrase, Verb
play down
//
Phrase, Verb
miss out
//
Phrase, Verb
snap up
//
Phrase, Verb
close in
/x
Phrase, Verb
turn down
//
Phrase, Verb
rule out
//
Phrase, Verb
build on
//
Phrase, Verb
call off
//
Phrase, Verb
join forces
//x
Phrase, Verb
walk out
//
Phrase, Verb
cut in
/x
Phrase, Verb
call up
//
Phrase, Verb
eriksson
/xx
Verb
car park
//
Phrase, Noun
bring down
//
Phrase, Verb
roll on
//
Phrase, Verb
bust up
//
Phrase, Verb
look to
//
Phrase, Verb
armenians
x/xx
Verb
put on
//
Phrase, Verb
tie up
//
Phrase, Verb
criticises
/xxx
Verb
push on
//
Phrase, Verb
favours
/x
Verb, Noun
end up
//
Phrase, Verb
work on
//
Phrase, Verb
programmes
/x
Noun
kick in
/x
Phrase, Verb
slip up
//
Phrase, Verb
shoot down
//
Phrase, Verb
chat show
//
Phrase, Noun
bring in
/x
Phrase, Verb
march on
//
Name, Verb
rid of
//
Phrase, Verb
serve up
//
Phrase, Verb
drop zone
//
Phrase, Noun
uzbek
/x
Name, Adjective
lose out
//
Phrase, Verb
pull off
//
Phrase, Verb
organise
xxx
Verb
romanov
/xx
Name
bow out
//
Phrase, Verb
turn up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
depend on
x//
Phrase, Verb
let off
//
Phrase, Verb
break into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
lay down
//
Phrase, Verb
turned out
//
Phrase, Adjective
clear out
//
Phrase, Verb
add to
//
Phrase, Verb
carew
/x
Name
city centre
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
throw away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take place
//
Phrase, Verb
stick to
//
Phrase, Verb
take to
//
Phrase, Verb
come into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
fall on
//
Phrase, Verb
deal with
//
Phrase, Verb
get into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bring out
//
Phrase, Verb
look on
//
Phrase, Verb
take part
//
Phrase, Verb
count on
//
Phrase, Verb
stand for
//
Phrase, Verb
get to
//
Phrase, Verb
usher in
/xx
Phrase, Verb
come about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
feel for
//
Phrase, Verb
speak for
//
Phrase, Verb
at bottom
//x
Phrase, Adverb
send for
//
Phrase, Verb
come to
//
Phrase, Verb
on occasion
/x/x
Phrase, Adverb
put forward
//x
Phrase, Verb
shed light on
///
Phrase, Verb
settle down
/x/
Phrase, Verb
in vain
x/
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
legal action
/x/x
Name, Name
cheat on
//
Phrase, Verb
come to life
///
Phrase, Verb
for good
//
Phrase, Verb
fall flat
//
Phrase, Verb
rally round
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bring back
//
Phrase, Verb
new deal
//
Name, Name
reel off
//
Phrase, Verb
block and tackle
///x
Phrase, Noun
turn out
//
Phrase, Verb
spool
/
Noun, Verb
get hold of
///
Phrase, Verb
good form
//
Phrase, Noun
fall over
//x
Phrase, Verb
step forward
//x
Phrase, Verb
get onto
//x
Phrase, Verb
keep on
//
Phrase, Verb
wheel and axle
///x
Phrase, Noun
police force
x//
Phrase, Noun
embark on
x//
Phrase, Verb
turn over
//x
Phrase, Verb
in common
x/x
Phrase, Verb
security deposit
x/xxx/x
Phrase, Noun
for example
/x/x
Phrase, Adverb
keep pace
//
Phrase, Verb
general strike
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
abduct
x/
Verb
abide
x/
Verb
abstain
x/
Verb
abstract
x/
Adjective, Name, Verb
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
accommodate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
accompany
x/xx
Verb
accomplish
x/x
Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
acquire
x/x
Verb
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adhere
x/
Verb
admit
x/
Verb
adoption
x/x
Noun
adversarial
xx/xx
Adjective
affect
x/
Verb, Noun
afford
x/
Verb
agonistic
/x/x
Adjective
agree
x/
Verb
ahead
x/
Adverb
aim
/
Noun, Verb
ake
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
allow
x/
Verb
annex
/x
Noun, Verb
answer
/x
Noun, Verb
apply
x/
Verb, Adjective
appropriate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
approve
x/
Verb
arise
x/
Verb, Noun
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
arrange
x/
Verb, Noun
arrive
x/
Verb
ascending
x/x
Adjective, Noun
ask
/
Verb, Noun
aspirate
/xx
Noun, Verb, Adjective
assign
x/
Verb, Noun
attach
x/
Verb
attend
x/
Verb
attention
x/x
Noun
audit
/x
Noun, Verb
avail
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
awake
x/
Adjective, Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
bag
/
Noun, Verb
bail out
//
Phrase, Verb
bale out
//
Phrase, Verb
be
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beacon
/x
Noun, Verb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
become
x/
Verb
begin
x/
Verb, Noun
believe
x/
Verb
ben
/
Name, Adverb, Adjective
benchmarking
/xx
Noun
benefit
/xx
Noun, Verb
bin
/
Noun, Verb
bone
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
booze
/
Noun, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
breathe
/
Verb
bring
/
Verb, Noun
brush
/
Noun, Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
bur
/
Noun
burl
/
Noun, Verb
burr
/
Name, Verb
businesslike
/xx
Adjective
buy
/
Verb, Noun
call for
//
Phrase, Verb
call in
/x
Phrase, Verb
cancel
/x
Verb, Noun
capitalize
/xxx
Verb
capture
/x
Verb, Noun
care
/
Noun, Verb
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
cash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cast
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cast off
//
Phrase, Verb
catch
/
Verb, Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
channel
/x
Noun, Verb
charge
/
Noun, Verb
charter
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
chip away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
choose
/
Verb, Noun
church
/
Noun, Verb
cite
/
Verb, Noun
claim
/
Noun, Verb
clean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
clear away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
clear off
//
Phrase, Verb
clear up
//
Phrase, Verb
clutch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
collect
x/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Noun
collegial
x/xx
Adjective
come
/
Verb, Noun
commence
x/
Verb
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
compare
x/
Verb, Noun
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
comply
x/
Verb
comprehend
xx/
Verb
con
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
confiscate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
conflictual
x/xx
Adjective
confrontational
xx/xx
Adjective
conquer
/x
Verb
consider
x/x
Verb
constructive
x/x
Adjective
consume
x/
Verb
contain
x/
Verb
contemplate
/xx
Verb
continue
x/x
Verb, Noun
contract
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
contribute
x/x
Verb
convene
x/
Verb
convey
x/
Verb
cooperative
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
cope
/
Verb, Noun
cost
/
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cream
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cream off
//
Phrase, Verb
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
cross
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
crumb
/
Noun, Verb
cry for
//
Phrase, Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cut into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
dally
/x
Name, Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
decide
x/
Verb
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
dedicate
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
defuse
x/
Verb
degas
/x
Verb
delay
x/
Noun, Verb
delete
x/
Verb, Noun
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
delve
/
Verb, Noun
demand
x/
Noun, Verb
deploy
x/
Verb, Noun
deprive
x/
Verb
derive
x/
Verb
desist
x/
Verb
determine
x/x
Verb
detoxify
x/xx
Verb
develop
x/x
Verb
devote
x/
Verb, Adjective
diagnostic
xx/x
Adjective, Name
dial
/x
Noun, Verb
dialogic
/x/x
Adjective
dialogical
/x/xx
Adjective
dig
/
Verb, Noun
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
discard
x/
Verb, Noun
discharge
x/
Noun, Verb
disclaim
x/
Verb
discuss
x/
Verb
dislodge
x/
Verb
dismantle
x/x
Verb
dispose
x/
Verb, Noun
dispossess
xx/
Verb
divest
x/
Verb
doing
/x
Noun