1.  take up(v = verb.change) - pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"
is one way to embark, enter
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

2.  take up(v = verb.cognition) fasten on, hook on, latch on, seize on - adopt; "take up new ideas"
is one way to adopt, embrace, espouse, sweep up
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP

3.  take up(v = verb.social) - turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"
is one way to turn
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing

4.  take up(v = verb.stative) - take up time or space; "take up the slack"
is one way to fill, occupy
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

5.  take up(v = verb.social) start - begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

6.  take up(v = verb.possession) adopt, borrow, take over - take up and practice as one's own;
is one way to accept, have, take
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody

7.  take up(v = verb.motion) assume, strike, take - occupy or take on; "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"
is one way to move
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

8.  take up(v = verb.contact) sorb - take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption;
is one way to change state, turn
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

9.  take up(v = verb.contact) lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up - take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"
is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

10.  take up(v = verb.contact) take in - accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"
is one way to have, receive
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something

11.  take up(v = verb.contact) absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

12.  take up(v = verb.consumption) sop up, suck in, take in - take up as if with a sponge;
is one way to consume, have, ingest, take, take in
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

13.  take up(v = verb.change) resume - return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
is one way to change
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

VB  offers one's choice, set before, hold out the alternative, present the alternative, offer the alternative, put to the vote, use option, use discretion, exercise option, exercise discretion, one's option, adopt, take up, embrace, espouse, choose, elect, opt for, take one's choice, make one's choice, make choice of, fix upon, vote, poll, hold up one's hand, divide, settle, decide, list, make up one's mind, select, pick and choose, pick out, single out, cull, glean, winnow, sift the chaff from the wheat, separate the chaff from the wheat, winnow the chaff from the wheat, pick up, pitch upon, pick one's way, indulge one's fancy, set apart, mark out for, mark, prefer, have rather, have as lief, fancy, be persuaded, take a decided step, take a decisive step, commit oneself to a course, pass the Rubicon, cross the Rubicon, cast in one's lot with, take for better or for worse.

VB  pursue, prosecute, follow, run after, make after, be after, hunt after, prowl after, shadow, carry on, engage in, set about, endeavor, court, seek, aim at, follow the trail, fish for, press on, run a race, chase, give chase, course, dog, hunt, hound, tread on the heels, follow on the heels of, rush upon, rush headlong, ride full tilt at, run full tilt at, make a leap at, jump at, snatch at run down, start game, tread a path, take a course, hold a course, shape one's steps, direct one's steps, bend one's steps, course, play a game, fight one's way, elbow one's way, follow up, take to, take up, go in for, ride one's hobby.

VB  undertake, engage in, embark in, launch into, plunge into, volunteer, apprentice oneself to, engage, contract, take upon oneself, take upon one's shoulders, devote oneself to, take up, take in hand, tackle, set about, go about, set to, fall to, set to work, launch forth, set up shop, put in hand, put in execution, set forward, break the neck of a business, be in, for, put one's hand to, put one's foot in, betake oneself to, turn one's hand to, go to do, begin one's, broach one's, institute one's, put one's hand to the plow, lay one's hand to the plow, put one's shoulder to the wheel, have in hand, have many irons in the fire.

VB  restrain, check, put under restraint, lay under restraint, enthral, enthrall, inthral, inthrall, bethral, bethrall, restrict, debar, constrain, coerce, curb, control, hold back, hold from, hold in, hold in check, hold within bounds, keep back, keep from, keep in, keep in check, keep within bounds, hold in leash, hold in leading strings, withhold, keep under, repress, suppress, smother, pull in, rein in, hold, hold fast, keep a tight hand on, prohibit, inhibit, cohibit, enchain, fasten, fetter, shackle, entrammel, bridle, muzzle, hopple, gag, pinion, manacle, handcuff, tie one's hands, hobble, bind hand and foot, swathe, swaddle, pin down, tether, picket, tie down, tie up, secure, forge fetters, disable, hamstring (incapacitate), confine, shut up, shut in, clap up, lock up, box up, mew up, bottle up, cork up, seal up, button up, hem in, bolt in, wall in, rail in, impound, pen, coop, inclose, cage, incage, encage, close the door upon, cloister, imprison, immure, incarcerate, entomb, clap under hatches, lay under hatches, put in irons, put in a strait-waistcoat, throw into prison, cast into prison, put into bilboes, arrest, take up, take charge of, take into custody, take prisoner, take captive, make prisoner, make captive, captivate, lead captive, lead into captivity, send to prison, commit to prison, commit, give in charge, give in custody, subjugate.

VB  disapprove, dislike, lament, object to, take exception to, be scandalized at, think ill of, view with disfavor, view with dark eyes, view with jaundiced eyes, nil admirari, disvalue, improbate, frown upon, look grave, bend the brows, knit the brows, shake the head at, shrug the shoulders, turn up the nose, look askance, look black upon, look with an evil eye, make a wry face, make a wry mouth at, set one's face against, dispraise, discommend, disparage, deprecate, speak ill of, not speak well of, condemn, blame, lay blame upon, cast blame upon, censure, fronder, reproach, pass censure on, reprobate, impugn, remonstrate, expostulate, recriminate, reprehend, chide, admonish, berate, betongue, bring to account, call to account, call over the coals, rake over the coals, call to order, take to task, reprove, lecture, bring to book, read a lesson, read a lecture to, rebuke, correct, reprimand, chastise, castigate, lash, blow up, trounce, trim, laver la tete, overhaul, give it one, give it one finely, gibbet, accuse, impeach, denounce, hold up to reprobation, hold up to execration, expose, brand, gibbet, stigmatize, show up, pull up, take up, cry 'shame' upon, be outspoken, raise a hue and cry against, execrate, exprobate, speak daggers, vituperate, abuse, abuse like a pickpocket, scold, rate, objurgate, upbraid, fall foul of, jaw, rail, rail at, rail in good set terms, bark at, anathematize, call names, call by hard names, call by ugly names, avile, revile, vilify, vilipend, bespatter, backbite, clapperclaw, rave against, thunder against, fulminate against, load with reproaches, exclaim against, protest against, inveigh against, declaim against, cry out against, raise one's voice against, decry, cry down, run down, frown down, clamor, hiss, hoot, mob, ostracize, blacklist, draw up a round robin, sign a round robin, animadvert upon, reflect upon, glance at, cast reflection, cast reproach, cast a slur upon, insinuate, damn with faint praise, hint a fault and hesitate dislike, not to be able to say much for, scoff at, point at, twit, taunt, sneer at, satirize, lampoon, defame, depreciate, find fault with, criticize, cut up, pull to pieces, pick to pieces, take exception, cavil, peck at, nibble at, carp at, be censorious, pick holes, pick a hole, pick a hole in one's coat, make a fuss about, take down, take down a peg, set down, snub, snap one up, give a rap on the knuckles, throw a stone at, throw a stone in one's garden, have a fling, have a snap at, have words with, pluck a crow with, give one a wipe, give one a lick with the rough side of the tongue, incur blame, excite disapprobation, scandalize, shock, revolt, get a bad name, forfeit one's good opinion, be under a cloud, come under the ferule, bring a hornet's nest about one's ears, take blame, stand corrected, have to answer for.

VB  heighten, elevate, raise, lift, erect, set up, stick up, perch up, perk up, tilt up, rear, hoist, heave, uplift, upraise, uprear, upbear, upcast, uphoist, upheave, buoy, weigh mount, give a lift, exalt, sublimate, place on a pedestal, set on a pedestal, escalate 102, take up, drag up, fish up, dredge, stand up, rise up, get up, jump up, spring to one's feet, hold oneself, hold one's head up, drawn oneself up to his full height.

act up, add up, ante up, back up, backed up, ball up, balled up, bang up, bear up, beat up, beef up, beefed up, belly up, belt up, bind up, blaze up, block up, blow up, blowing up, blown up, board up, bob up, bollix up, bollixed up, bollocks up, bolster up, bomb up, bone up, book up, boost up, botch up, bottle up, bound up, box up, brace up, break up, brick up, bridle up, bring up, bringing up, brisk up, bristle up, brush up, bubble up, buck up, bucked up, build up, bump up, bunch up, bundle up, buoy up, burn up, bust up, butter up, button up, buy up, call up, carve up, cast up, catch up, catch up with, caught up, caught up in, chain up, chalk up, charge up, chat up, check up on, cheer up, chew up, chin up, chirk up, chock up, choke up, choose up, chop up, chuck up the sponge, chum up, churn up, clam up, clap up, clean up, clear up, climb up, clock up, clog up, close up, cloud up, clouding up, clutter up, cobble up, cock up, come up, come up against, come up to, conjure up, cook up, coop up, cork up, cotton up, cough up, coughing up, couple up, cover up, cozy up, crack up, crank up, crap up, creep up, crock up, crop up, curl up, curled up, cut up, dam up, deck up, dig up, digging up, dish up, divided up, divvy up, do up, doctor up, doll up, dolled up, done up, dope up, double take, double up, drag up, draw up, dream up, dredge up, dress up, dried up, drink up, drive up, drive up the wall, drum up, dry up, drying up, dummy up, earth up, ease up, eat up, edge up, end up, even up, face up, face up to, faggot up, fake up, fancied up, fancy up, fatten up, fed up, felt up, fess up, fetch up, fig up, fill up, finish up, fire up, firm up, fix up, flame up, flare up, fluff up, fog up, fold up, follow up, follow up on, foot up, fork up, fort up, foul up, frame up, freshen up, fuck up, furbish up, gang up, gang up on, gas up, gather up, gear up, get up, ginger up, give and take, give or take, give up, giving up, glam up, go up, go up in smoke, gobble up, grow up, grown up, grub up, gum up, gummed up, gussied up, gussy up, ham it up, hang up, hard up, hash up, haul up, head up, heap up, heat up, heated up, heave up, heft up, held up, het up, high up, higher up, hike up, hit it up, hit up, hitch up, hive up, hoke up, hold up, hole up, hook up, hook up with, hop up, hopped up, hot up, hung up, hurry up, hush up, hype up, ice up, jack up, jazz up, jolly up, juice up, jump up, jumping up and down, keep up, kept up, key up, keyed up, kick up, kink up, kit up, knock up, lace up, laid up, land up, lap up, laugh it up, lay up, lead up, let up, lift up, light up, lighten up, limber up, line up, lined up, link up, live it up, live up to, liven up, load up, lock up, log up, look up, look up to, looking up, loosen up, louse up, made up, make up, make up one's mind, make up to, mark up, mat up, matte up, measure up, measure up to, meet up with, mess up, messed up, mix up, mixed up, mock up, mop up, mount up, mount up to, move up, muck up, mucked up, muddy up, muffle up, mug up, muster up, offer up, open up, own up, pal up, pass up, patch up, pay up, pen up, pent up, pep up, perk up, perked up, pick up, pick up the gauntlet, pile up, pin up, pipe up, play up, play up to, plump up, point up, polish up, pony up, pop up, pound up, prang up, pretty up, prick up, prim up, prop up, propping up, psych up, psyched up, puff up, puffed up, pull up, pull up short, pull up stakes, pumped up, push up, put up, put up job, put up to, put up with, queue up, rachet up, rack up, raise up, rake up, ramp up, rev up, rig up, ring up, rip up, rise up, roll up, rope up, rough up, round up, rout up, rub up, ruck up, ruffle up, run up, runner up, sack up, save up, saved up, scale up, scare up, scoop up, scrape up, scratch up, screw up, scrub up, scrunch up, seal up, sell up, serve up, set up, sew up, sex up, shack up, shake up, shape up, shine up, shine up to, shoot up, shore up, shoring up, show up, shown up, shrivel up, shut up, sidle up, sign up, silt up, sit up, size up, slack up, slice up, slick up, slicked up, slip up, slow up, slurp up, smarten up, smash up, smell up, snap up, snarl up, snatch up, sneak up, soak up, soaking up, soar up, sober up, soften up, sop up, soup up, speak up, speak up for, spear up, speed up, speeded up, spice up, spiff up, spiffed up, spirit up, spit up, split up, sponge up, spring up, spruce up, spruced up, square up, stack up, stand up, stand up for, stand up to, start up, stay up, steam up, steamed up, step up, stick up, stick up for, stink up, stir up, stirred up, stop up, stopped up, stored up, straighten up, strike up, string up, stuck up, suck up, suck up to, sum up, summing up, summon up, sunny-side up, swallow up, sweep up, swell up, swept up, swoop up, swot up, take, take a bow, take a breath, take a breather, take a chance, take a crack at, take a crap, take a dare, take a dive, take a firm stand, take a hit, take a hop, take a joke, take a leak, take a look, take a powder, take a shit, take aback, take account, take advantage, take advantage of, take after, take aim, take apart, take arms, take aside, take away, take back, take by storm, take care, take care of, take chances, take charge, take control, take cover, take down, take effect, take exception, take fire, take five, take flight, take for, take for granted, take form, take from, take heart, take heed, take hold, take hold of, take home, take home pay, take in, take in charge, take in vain, take in water, take into account, take issue, take issue with, take it, take it easy, take it on the chin, take kindly to, take leave, take liberties, take lying down, take note, take notice, take off, take office, take on, take one's lumps, take orders, take out, take over, take pains, take part, take place, take pride, take root, take shape, take sides, take stage, take steps, take stock, take ten, take the air, take the bull by the horns, take the cake, take the count, take the edge off, take the field, take the fifth, take the fifth amendment, take the floor, take the heat, take the road, take the stage, take the stand, take the veil, take time, take time by the forelock, take time off, take to, take to be, take to heart, take to task, take to the woods, take turns, take up arms, take up with, take water, take with a grain of salt, taken up, tart up, team up, tear up, tee up, tense up, think up, throw up, tidy up, tie up, tied up, tier up, tighten up, tog up, togged up, tone up, toss up, tot up, tote up, touch up, touch up paint, trice up, trick up, trip up, true up, trump up, trumped up, tune up, turn up, turn up the heat, turn up the pressure, turned up, tying up, up, up and down, up country, up here, up in arms, up in the air, up on, up quark, up the stairs, up to, up to her neck, up to his neck, up to my neck, up to now, up to our necks, up to their necks, up to your neck, use up, used up, using up, vamp up, vomit up, wake up, waking up, wall up, warm up, wash up, washed up, well up, whip up, whomp up, whoop it up, wind up, wipe up, wise up, work up, worked up, wound up, wrack up, wrap up, wrapped up, wrapped up in, write up, wrought up, yield up, zip up