take in
v 1: provide with shelter
2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe}, {slang},
{befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {put one over}, {put
one across}]
3: suck or take up or in; "a black star absorbs all matter"
[syn: {absorb}] [ant: {emit}]
4: visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
5: call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million
dollars in outstanding debts" [syn: {collect}]
6: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program
will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition";
"Catch a show on Brodaway" [syn: {watch}, {view}, {see}, {catch}]
7: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The
community warmly received the refugees" [syn: {receive}, {invite}]
8: fold up, of sails [syn: {gather in}]
9: take up, as of knowledge or beliefs [syn: {absorb}, {assimilate},
{ingest}]
10: 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"
[syn: {gain}, {clear}, {make}, {earn}, {realize}, {pull
in}, {bring in}]
11: hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We
overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: {catch},
{overhear}]
12: accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" [syn: {take up}]
13: be able to take in, as of liquids; "The sponge absorbs water
well" [syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop
up}, {suck up}, {draw}, {take up}]
14: take up as if with a sponge [syn: {sop up}, {suck in}, {take
up}]
15: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl
of chicken soup!" "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn:
{consume}, {ingest}, {take}, {have}] [ant: {abstain}]
16: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from
Nicaragua" [syn: {adopt}]
17: make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've
lost weight" [ant: {let out}]