take-up, n.
the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
<noun.act>
take-up
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any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)
<noun.artifact>
take-up
sample sentences
"a take-up that winds photographic film on a spool"
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