[{"word":"take-up","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(machinery) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Acceptance (of a proposal, offer, request, etc.).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the take-up of benefits by the unemployed"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/take-up"]}]