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
  • First there were barn cats that drank raw milk.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
  • But now, the virus has been detected in at least 865 herds of cows across at least 16 states, as well as in raw (unpasteurized) milk sold in California and in domestic cats who drank raw milk.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 22 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
  • He was born and raised in southeast Missouri.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Rodgers’ 43-yard pass to Lazard helped set up his four-yard touchdown pass to Adams, which raised the Jets lead to 25-13.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of raised
Verb
  • 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
  • Yet Dylan remained deeply ambivalent about being absorbed into any kind of movement.
    Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 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
  • This has truly elevated the destination to a global stage, resulting in an influx of visitors from the US.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • This gown can easily be dressed down for your next vacation or elevated for your next black tie event.
    Amazon, refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of elevated
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of swallowed
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