take in (
http://definr.com/take in)
v 1: provide with shelter
2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn:
gull,
dupe,
slang,
befool,
cod,
fool,
put on,
put one over, {put
one across}]
3: suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter."
[syn:
absorb] [ant:
emit]
4: visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
5: call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million
dollars in outstanding debts" [syn:
collect]
6: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program
will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition";
"Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn:
watch,
view,
see,
catch]
7: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The
community warmly received the refugees" [syn:
receive,
invite]
8: fold up, of sails [syn:
gather in]
9: take up, as of knowledge or beliefs [syn:
absorb,
assimilate,
ingest]
10: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as
salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your
new job?" "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger
brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
[syn:
gain,
clear,
make,
earn,
realize,
realise,
pull in,
bring in]
11: hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We
overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn:
catch,
overhear]
12: accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" [syn:
take up]
13: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
[syn:
absorb,
suck,
imbibe,
soak up,
sop up, {suck
up},
draw,
take up]
14: take up as if with a sponge [syn:
sop up,
suck in, {take
up}]
15: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl
of chicken soup!" "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn:
consume,
ingest,
take,
have] [ant:
abstain]
16: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from
Nicaragua" [syn:
adopt]
17: make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've
lost weight" [ant:
let out]