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past participle of take up
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1
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
- please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it
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2
to take in (something liquid) through small openings
- the soil was so dry that the plant seemed to take up the much-needed water instantly
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- absorbed,
- drunk
- (or drank),
- imbibed,
- soaked (up),
- sponged,
- sucked (up)
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3
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
- one cluster of fans started chanting the team name of the champions, and the crowd quickly took up the cry
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