take up

Verb	1.	take up - pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"
	2.	take up - adopt; "take up new ideas" Synonyms: fasten on, hook on, latch on, seize on
	3.	take up - turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"
	4.	take up - take up time or space; "take up the slack"
	5.	take up - begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job" Synonyms: start
	6.	take up - take up and practice as one's own Synonyms: adopt, borrow, take over
	7.	take up - 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" Synonyms: assume, strike, take
	8.	take up - take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption Synonyms: sorb
	9.	take up - take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container" Synonyms: lift out, scoop, scoop up, scoop out
	10.	take up - accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" Synonyms: take in
	11.	take up - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" Synonyms: imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, absorb, suck, take in, draw
	12.	take up - take up as if with a sponge Synonyms: suck in, sop up, take in
	13.	take up - return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it" Synonyms: resume

fill, occupy

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