Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)take uppursue or resume“take up a matter for consideration” (v)take upturn one's interest to“He took up herpetology at the age of fifty” (v)take uptake up time or space“take up the slack” (v)start, take upbegin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job“Take up a position”,
“start a new job” (v)assume, take, strike, take upoccupy 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 uptake 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 uptake in, also metaphorically“The sponge absorbs water well”,
“She drew strength from the minister's words” (v)resume, take upreturn to a previous location or condition“The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it”