| take | take up and practice as one's own |
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| take | begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job |
| take | turn one's interest to |
| take | take up time or space |
| take | commence hostilities |
| take | enter the water |
| take | of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises |
| take | (of salary or wages) remaining after all deductions including taxes |
| take | what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc |
| take | the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in |
| take | a device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion |
| take | (informal) a crushing remark |