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Adjective taken up has 1 sense

haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up - having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"
Antonym: unconcerned (indirect, via concerned)

Verb take up has 13 senses

take up - pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"
--₁ is one way to embark, enter
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take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on - adopt; "take up new ideas"
--₂ is one way to espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep up
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=> Somebody ----s something
take up - turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"
--₃ is one way to turn
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Somebody ----s VERB-ing
take up - take up time or space; "take up the slack"
--₄ is one way to occupy, fill
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start, take up - begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
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adopt, borrow, take over, take up - take up and practice as one's own
--₆ is one way to accept, take, have
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Somebody ----s something from somebody
assume, take, strike, 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"
--₇ is one way to move
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sorb, take up - take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
--₈ is one way to change state, turn
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scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up - take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"
--₉ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
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Something ----s something
take in, take up - accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"
--₁₀ is one way to receive, have
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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
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take in, sop up, suck in, take up - take up as if with a sponge
--₁₂ is one way to consume, ingest, take in, take, have
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resume, take up - return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
--₁₃ is one way to change
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