To tighten something that is slack so that it is taut. / To do work that would otherwise be left undone. / To provide extra resources that are not met by normal sources.

To endure an unpleasant obligation, especially a punishment. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, medicine.

To attack from behind. / (slang, transitive) To have sex with in doggy style.

(transitive) To take someone literally even though they may not have been serious; to take someone seriously even though they were joking; to take up a challenge that was initially meant as a joke.

(transitive) To make something less cold; to warm up slightly / (intransitive) To become less cold; to warm up slightly

To arrive at the (physical) place where one is supposed to be. / To attain the position one is supposed or destined to reach.

plural of take-home vehicle

To progress in a natural manner without interference.

Alternative form of take up the gauntlet

(slang, intransitive, idiomatic) To depart in a hurry; to clear out.