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[Noun] | "take-up" | \ ˈtāk-ˌəp \
1: the action of taking up
Origin: 1832 ;
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[Verb] | "take up"
1: pick up, lift
2: to begin to occupy (land)
3: to gather from a number of sources
Origin: 14th century ;
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[Idiom] | "take up arms"
1: to pick up weapons and become ready to fight
(1) - { take up residence } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "take up residence"
1: to establish a home
(1) - { pick/take up the cudgels for } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "pick/take up the cudgels for"
1: to fight in defense or support of (someone or something)
(1) - { pick/take up the gauntlet } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "pick/take up the gauntlet"
1: to show that one is willing and ready to fight, argue, or compete with someone or to do something that is difficult but necessary : to accept or respond to a challenge
(1) - { pick/take up the slack } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "pick/take up the slack"
1: to provide or do something that is missing or not getting done
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[Verb] | "take up"
1: to move from a lower to a higher place or position;
* e.g., " ... please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it "
2: to take in (something liquid) through small openings;
* e.g., " ... the soil was so dry that the plant seemed to take up the much-needed water instantly "
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(10) - Urban Dictionary
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# 1 - { take up with:6164052 }
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[ "take up with" ]
1: 1930's expression for "fuck" (vulgar) or "see" (polite). You hear this expression in old movies, or recent movies (like Get Low) which is about the 1930's.
* e.g., ... In the old days we'd say, "When did you take up with Sallie Mae?-- after all she's a married woman." Today we would say, "When did you start seeing Sallie Mae?" Or, "When did you start fucking Sallie Mae?"
# 2 - { Take up space:15564840 }
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[ "Take up space" ]
1: Having the ability within yourself to feel visible, use your voice, and feel you belong in every room you’re in.
* e.g., ... Me: "I don't know if I can do this, or belong here."
Also Me: "Take up space! You deserve to be here just as everyone else."
# 3 - { Take up arms:649252 }
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[ "Take up arms" ]
1: (v.) to arm oneself or a group to attack a force.
* e.g., ... The militia took up arms against the invaders.
# 4 - { TAKING UP THE SLACK:441961 }
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[ "TAKING UP THE SLACK" ]
1: Discribes the moments before passing a huge turd or "windjammer"
* e.g., ... To bend the door handle whilst taking up the slack
# 5 - { Take it up the ass:6740878 }
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[ "Take it up the ass" ]
1: When people do anal sex.
* e.g., ... Justin bieber can take it up the ass with other men. Its true!!!
# 6 - { take it up a notch:1675466 }
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[ "take it up a notch" ]
1: digging deep in your self to apply more effort toward acheiving a goal
* e.g., ... Laura was enjoying her carefree, single life but decided to "take it up a notch" and have children.
# 7 - { Taking it up the ass:1452880 }
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[ "Taking it up the ass" ]
1: Being taken advantage of in a variety of situations. As if you're bending over, you're in a kind of vulnerable situation where people can easily shove stuff up your ass, and you're taking it with a faint smile.
* e.g., ... If he rents this shitty apartment for as much money as their asking, he will totally be taking it up the ass.
# 8 - { Taking it up the gary:385278 }
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[ "Taking it up the gary" ]
1: slang for royally reamed in the butt, getting your butt blasted
* e.g., ... Last night, I took it up the gary, and it was leaking so bad, I had to cut it off
# 9 - { take it up the butt:1900597 }
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[ "take it up the butt" ]
1: To have a penis or other object inserted into your anus.
* e.g., ... "Joe put his penis in my anus, I take it up the butt"
[ "take it up the butt" ]
2: To die in a movie.
* e.g., ... "Did you see Star Wars III, Mace Windu takes it up the butt!"
# 10 - { Take em' up:3228389 }
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[ "Take em' up" ]
1: In a fight, this is a phrase used by onlookers, and instigaters. It urges one fighter to physically wrap their arms around the mid section of the other fighter, lift him/her off the ground, turn the victim's body, in mid air, either horizontally, or upside down, and then slam them back onto the ground. In most cases, injury to the upper body results from the impact. This wrestling move is frequently used in highschool boys team lockerooms in order for senior players to teach freshman teammates who is boss.
* e.g., ... We told tyree to take em' up, but we didn't want the boy to end up in the hospital. Damn...
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