HyperDic > TAK... > take in

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take in > 17 senses
VERB	1	take in	Provide with shelter
	2	take in, gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, put one over, put one across	Fool or hoax
	3	take in, absorb	Suck or take up or in
	4	take in	Visit for entertainment
	5	take in, collect	Call for and obtain payment of
	6	take in, watch, view, see, catch	See or watch
	7	take in, receive, invite	Express willingness to have in one's home or environs
	8	take in, gather in	Fold up
	9	take in, absorb, assimilate, ingest	Take up mentally
	10	take in, gain, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in	Earn on some commercial or business transaction
	11	take in, catch, overhear	Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
	12	take in, take up	Accept
	13	take in, absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take up	Take in, also metaphorically
	14	take in, sop up, suck in, take up	Take up as if with a sponge
	15	take in, consume, ingest, take, have	Serve oneself to, or consume regularly
	16	take in, adopt	Take into one's family
	17	take in	Make (clothes) smaller

take in > verb 1, stative
Meaning	Provide with shelter.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	house, put up, domiciliate
See also	take

take in > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Fool or hoax.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, put one over, put one across
Broader	deceive, betray, lead astray
Narrower	pull the leg of, kid
Nouns	take-in

take in > verb 3, weather
Meaning	Suck or take up or in.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	absorb
Contrary	emit, give out, give off
Narrower	suck, suck in

take in > verb 4, social
Meaning	Visit for entertainment.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"take in the sights"
Broader	visit, see
See also	take; take

take in > verb 5, possession
Meaning	Call for and obtain payment of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Synonyms	collect
Broader	take
Narrower	farm; raise

take in > verb 6, perception
Meaning	See or watch.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	Sam and Sue take in the movie
Synonyms	watch, view, see, catch
Similar to	see
Broader	watch
Narrower	visualize, visualise; spectate; preview

take in > verb 7, contact
Meaning	Express willingness to have in one's home or environs.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	Sam cannot take in Sue
Synonyms	receive, invite
Narrower	welcome; absorb; see; assume; induct

take in > verb 8, contact
Meaning	Fold up.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"take in the sails"
Synonyms	gather in
Broader	roll up, furl
See also	take
Narrower	incorporate; coal

take in > verb 9, cognition
Meaning	Take up mentally.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	absorb, assimilate, ingest
Broader	learn, larn, acquire
Narrower	imbibe

take in > verb 10, possession
Meaning	Earn on some commercial or business transaction. Earn as salary or wages.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They take in the money
Synonyms	gain, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
Similar to	make; net, sack, sack up, clear
Broader	get, acquire
Narrower	eke out, squeeze out; profit, turn a profit; rake off; take home, bring home; rake in, shovel in; gross; yield, pay, bear

take in > verb 11, perception
Meaning	Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Synonyms	catch, overhear
Similar to	catch, get
Broader	hear
Entails	listen

take in > verb 12, contact
Meaning	Accept.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	take up
Broader	receive, have
Narrower	fuel

take in > verb 13, contact
Meaning	Take in, also metaphorically.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take up
Narrower	wipe up, mop up, mop; blot; sponge up

take in > verb 14, consumption
Meaning	Take up as if with a sponge.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	sop up, suck in, take up
Broader	consume, ingest, take in, take, have

take in > verb 15, consumption
Meaning	Serve oneself to, or consume regularly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They take in more bread
Synonyms	consume, ingest, take, have
Contrary	abstain, refrain, desist
Narrower	hit; cannibalize, cannibalise; use, habituate; eat; eat; drink, imbibe; drink, booze, fuddle; partake, touch; feed, eat; satiate, sate, replete, fill; sample, try, try out, taste; take in, sop up, suck in, take up; smoke; drug, do drugs; swallow, get down; sup
Entailed by	board; digest; quench, slake, allay, assuage

take in > verb 16, change
Meaning	Take into one's family.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Synonyms	adopt
Broader	take

take in > verb 17, change
Meaning	Make (clothes) smaller.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"
Contrary	let out, widen
Broader	change, alter, vary

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