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TAKE-UP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("take-up" is a kind of...):
tightening (the act of making something tighter)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)
Example:
a take-up that winds photographic film on a spool
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("take-up" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
