HyperDic: take-up

English > 2 senses of the word take-up:
NOUNartifacttake-upany of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)
acttake-upthe action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
English > take-up: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAny of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom).
Example"a take-up that winds photographic film on a spool"
BroaderdeviceAn instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
English > take-up: 2 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningThe action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in.
BroadertighteningThe act of making something tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter
Spanishabsorción
Catalanabsorció

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