take-up
noun
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- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)
a take-up that winds photographic film on a spool
Types & categories
- device hypernym
Sense 2 noun
the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
Types & categories
- tightening hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | tightening |