Home                    Word of the Week Links for Word Lovers Crossword Solver AllWords Forums    AllWords Blog      Help                       Bookstore             Advertise              Copyrights            Privacy                  AllWords Search Box Contact Us

English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'take up' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions take up noun  (context, machinery) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch. (rfc, Cprrect plural?) verb (inf=to take up, takes up, taking up, took up, taken up) (transitive) to begin doing an activity on a regular basis I've taken up knitting. I wish to mathematics. (transitive) to address an issue Let's take this up with the manager. (transitive) to bring something somewhere Can you take this up to the front desk? (transitive) to occupy; to consume space or time The books on finance three shelves. All my time is taken up with looking after the kids. (transitive) To remove from being attached to a floor. Take up the carpet and haul it away. (transitive) to shorten by hemming If we the sleeves a bit, that shirt will look much better on you. (transitive) to accept (an offer or favor). Usage :take somebody up. Shall we take them up on their offer to help us move? (intransitive) to resume let's where we left off        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the GNU Free Documentation License Allwords Copyright 1998-2008 Allsites LLC. All rights reserved.