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Word: take (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • An act of taking.
  • An interpretation or view.
  • A (1) profit, (2) reward, (3) bribe, illegal payoff or unethical kickback.
  • acting A facial gesture in response to an event.
  • cricket A catch of the ball, especially by the wicket-keeper.
  • film An attempt to record a scene.
  • rugby A catch.
  • Something that is taken.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To become.
  • intransitive To stick, persist, thrive or remain.
  • baseball To not swing at a pitch
  • climbing To tighten (take up) a belaying rope. Often used imperatively.
  • cricket To catch the ball; especially for the wicket-keeper to catch the ball after the batsman has missed or edged it.
  • military To gain a position by force.
  • often with ?for? To assume or interpret to be.
  • photography To capture using a photographic camera.
  • transitive To accept.
  • transitive To carry, particularly to a particular destination.
  • transitive To choose.
  • transitive To consider as an instance or example.
  • transitive To endure or cope with.
  • transitive To enroll (in a class, or a course of study).
  • transitive To fight or attempt to fight somebody. (See also take on.)
  • transitive To get into one's possession.
  • transitive To grab and move to oneself.
  • transitive To grasp with the hands.
  • transitive To have sex forcefully with, possibly without consent.
  • transitive To ingest medicine, drugs, etc.
  • transitive To last or expend [an amount of time].
  • transitive To participate in, undergo, or experience.
  • transitive To require.
  • transitive To support or carry without failing or breaking.
  • transitive To use

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