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TAKE-UP

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling inplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("take-up" is a kind of...):

tightening (the act of making something tighter)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)play

Example:

a take-up that winds photographic film on a spool

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("take-up" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

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