take-up

Definitions

General English

• phrasal verb
  (written as take up)
  to fill a space or time
• phrasal verb
  (written as take up)
  to remove something which was on a floor or other low surface
• phrasal verb
  (written as take up)
  to start to do a certain activity
• phrasal verb
  (written as take up)
  to make something such as a skirt or dress shorter

Cars & Driving

• noun the act of taking up
• verb
  (written as take up)
  to begin to transmit the drive when the clutch is engaged

Construction

• The process of plaster substrate absorbing water from plaster during installation.

Media Studies

• noun the degree to which something made available is accepted or used by people
• noun part of a mechanism onto which something such as tape is wound

Nearby Definitions of “take-up”

• take away
• take back
• take-off
• take-out
• take over
• take-up
• takeaway
• takedown
• takeover
• talawa kabab
• Talbot, Château

Contexts for “take-up”

9 definitions in context
• General English
• Cars & Driving
• Construction
• Media Studies