took up

verb

Definition of took upnext
past tense of take up
1
as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it

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2
as in drank
to take in (something liquid) through small openings the soil was so dry that the plant seemed to take up the much-needed water instantly

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3
as in borrowed
to take for one's own use (something originated by another) one cluster of fans started chanting the team name of the champions, and the crowd quickly took up the cry

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for took up
  1. lifted
  2. drank
  3. borrowed
  4. raised
  5. absorbed
  6. adopted
  7. elevated
  8. swallowed
Verb
  • And the lamb, which knew what weeping meant, lifted itself from the hay.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • An hour later, American said flights were again beginning to board and the FAA lifted the nationwide ground stop.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lifted
Verb
  • A number of farm cats that drank raw milk or found infected birds got sick and died — alerting health officials that something was up.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Related article California reports more illnesses in people who drank raw milk.
    Andrea Kane, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of drank
Verb
  • Three years later, Stack borrowed another $60 million from GE Capital, this time to buy out his investors.
    Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The brothers learned as teenagers that their father had borrowed money through a federal program to drill for wells, and wound up $4 million in debt, including interest, when the wells failed, with the land pledged as collateral.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of borrowed
Verb
  • Storks, raised in Rossiten, Prussia would have propaganda leaflets affixed to their legs.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • With an elevated head and raised tail, the tiger has intricate cast patterns depicting its fur, and may have functioned as a drinking vessel or container.
    Jane Levere, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of raised
Verb
  • Yet Dylan remained deeply ambivalent about being absorbed into any kind of movement.
    Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Apply it to clean, dry skin on the neck and chest, massaging it in until it’s fully absorbed.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of absorbed
Verb
  • From the start, the duo adopted an iterative design process, relying on small, focused experiments to shape their platform.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • With details being finalized and legislation being adopted, a lot has been happening.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of adopted
Verb
  • Da Silva elevated and swished a 3-pointer to guarantee the win.
    Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Zucker has since elevated to occasional top-six minutes and is fourth on the team with 23 points.
    Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of elevated
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  • But when they're swallowed, those beads quickly expand to many times their original size, causing bowel blockages.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Tiny batteries used to power items like remote controls or small electronic toys are extremely dangerous if swallowed.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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