take up

verbs

pursue or resume

"take up a matter for consideration"

take up

is a type of (narrower)

set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)

"she embarked upon a new career"

embark, enter

adopt

"take up new ideas"

fasten on, hook on, latch on, seize on, take up

turn one's interest to

"He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"

take up

is a type of (narrower)

channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something

"The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"

turn

take up time or space

"take up the slack"

take up

is a type of (narrower)

occupy the whole of

"The liquid fills the container"

fill, occupy

begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

"Take up a position"; "start a new job"

start, take up

take up and practice as one's own

adopt, borrow, take over, 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"

assume, strike, take, take up

take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption

sorb, take up

take out or up with or as if with a scoop

"scoop the sugar out of the container"

lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, take up

"The cloth takes up the liquid"

take in, take up

take in, also metaphorically

"The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up

take up as if with a sponge

sop up, suck in, take in, take up

return to a previous location or condition

"The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"

resume, take up