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take the wrong way (v)
take to (v)
take to court (v)
take to mean (v)
take to pieces (v)
take to your heels (v)
take unawares (v)
take undue credit (v)
take up (v)
take-up (n)
take up the baton (v)
take up the gauntlet (v)
takeaway (adj)
takeaway (n)
taken (adj)
taken aback (adj)
takeoff (n)
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take up (v)
Synonyms: start, go in for, adopt, engage in, assume, begin, take to, commence, accept

Antonym: give up


Synonyms: continue, resume, go on, pick up, carry on, recommence, restart

Antonym: leave off


Synonyms: raise, lift, pick up, gather up, hoist, winch, elevate

Antonym: put down


Synonyms: shorten, raise, lift, pin up, gather up, hem

Antonym: let down


Synonyms: occupy, fill, cover, absorb, consume, monopolize, use up
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