TAKEUP

Noun

takeup (countable and uncountable, plural takeups)

Alternative form of take-up

Anagrams

• uptake

Source: Wiktionary


Take"-up`, n. (Mach.)

Definition: That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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