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Take-Up

nounid 144576·updated May 18, 2026
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any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)

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Take-Ups
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Take-Up's
pluralpossessive
Take-Ups'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
§2
any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)

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