take-in
Nouns
- (n) the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone
Verbs
- (v) provide with shelter
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(v) fool or hoax
- The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
- You can't fool me!
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(v) suck or take up or in
- A black star absorbs all matter
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(v) visit for entertainment
- take in the sights
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(v) call for and obtain payment of
- we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts
- he collected the rent
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(v) see or watch
- view a show on television
- This program will be seen all over the world
- view an exhibition
- Catch a show on Broadway
- see a movie
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(v) express willingness to have in one's home or environs
- The community warmly received the refugees
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(v) fold up
- take in the sails
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(v) take up mentally
- he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
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(v) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- How much do you make a month in your new job?
- She earns a lot in her new job
- this merger brought in lots of money
- He clears $5,000 each month
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(v) hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- We overheard the conversation at the next table
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(v) accept
- The cloth takes up the liquid
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(v) take in, also metaphorically
- The sponge absorbs water well
- She drew strength from the minister's words
- (v) take up as if with a sponge suck in, sop up, take up,
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(v) serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- Have another bowl of chicken soup!
- I don't take sugar in my coffee
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(v) take into one's family
- They adopted two children from Nicaragua
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(v) make (clothes) smaller
- Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight