take up

take up (http://definr.com/take up)

     v 1: pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"
     2: adopt, as of ideas [syn: latch on, fasten on, hook on,
         seize on]
     3: turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age
        of fifty"
     4: take up time or space; "take up the slack"
     5: begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job;
        "Take up a position"; "start a new job" [syn: start]
     6: take up and practice as one's own [syn: adopt, borrow, {take
        over}]
     7: occupy or take on, as of a position or posture; "He assumes
        the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; We
        took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her
        position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" [syn: assume,
         take, strike]
     8: take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by
        absorption; in chemistry [syn: sorb]
     9: take out or up with or as if with a scoop [syn: scoop, {scoop
        out}, lift out, scoop up]
     10: accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" [syn: take in]
     11: 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 in]
     12: take up as if with a sponge [syn: take in, sop up, {suck
         in}]
     13: return to a previous location or condition: "The painting
         resumed its old condition when we restored it" [syn: resume]