take-up

See also: takeup and take up

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase take up.

Noun

take-up (countable and uncountable, plural take-ups)

1. The act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in.
2. (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.
3. Acceptance (of a proposal, offer, request, etc.).

Translations

machinery: that which takes up or tightens

See also

• uptake

Anagrams

• uptake