take up

The reel automatically took up the slack.

I've taken up knitting.

Let's take this up with the manager.

The books on finance take up three shelves.

If we take up the sleeves a bit, that shirt will look much better on you.

It is hereby ordered, adjudged and decreed that a temporary writ of injunction issue, enjoining said defendant and all persons acting under or for it, from in any manner taking up, disturbing or interfering with the road-bed and track of said plaintiff so as to prevent the passage of cars thereon

Shall we take them up on their offer to help us move?

let's take up where we left off

"So I'd imagine if they were to take up this system, or a similar system, we should be able to build quicker."

You have 30 minutes for the quiz. We'll take up the answers at 1 o'clock.