take-up
See also: takeup and take up
English
Noun
take-up (plural take-ups)
- the act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in
- (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.
See also
- take up
- uptake
Anagrams
- uptake