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Open English Wordnet Verbs (v) take up pursue or resume “take up a matter for consideration”
(v) take up turn one's interest to “He took up herpetology at the age of fifty”
(v) take up take up time or space “take up the slack”
(v) start , take up begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job “Take up a position” ,
“start a new job”
(v) assume , take , strike , take up occupy or take on “He assumes the lotus position” ,
“She took her seat on the stage” ,
“We took our seats in the orchestra” ,
“She took up her position behind the tree” ,
“strike a pose”
(v) sorb , take up take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
(v) absorb , suck , imbibe , soak up , sop up , suck up , draw , take in , take up take in, also metaphorically “The sponge absorbs water well” ,
“She drew strength from the minister's words”
(v) resume , take up return to a previous location or condition “The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it”