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Take-in

Take-in Meaning & Definition
Take-in Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Take-in?

[v] make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"
[v] take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
[v] take up, as of knowledge or beliefs
[v] fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
[v] serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
[v] take up as if with a sponge
[v] fold up, of sails
[v] express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
[v] take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
[v] accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"
[v] see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
[v] hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table"
[v] call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
[v] 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"
[v] visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
[v] provide with shelter
[v] suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Take-in: absorb | absorb | absorb | adopt | assimilate | befool | bring in | catch | clear | cod | collect | consume | draw | dupe | earn | fool | gain | gather in | gull | have | imbibe | ingest | ingest | invite | make | overhear | pull in | put on | put one across | put one over | realise | realize | receive | see | slang | soak up | sop up | suck | suck up | take | take up | view | watch

Related Terms | Find terms related to Take-in:

See Also | acquire | alter | aspirate | assume | attract | bear | betray | blot | booze | bring home | cannibalise | cannibalize | change | coal | deceive | do drugs | domiciliate | draw in | drink | drug | eat | eke out | farm | feed | fill | fuddle | fuel | furl | get | get down | gross | habituate | have | hear | hit | house | imbibe | imbibe | incorporate | kid | larn | lead astray | learn | listen | mop | mop up | partake | pay | preview | profit | pull | pull in | pull the leg of | put up | raise | rake in | rake off | replete | roll up | sample | sate | satiate | see | see | shovel in | smoke | sop up | spectate | sponge up | squeeze out | suck | suck in | suck in | suck in | sup | swallow | take | take | take home | take in | take up | taste | touch | try | try out | turn a profit | use | vary | visit | visualise | visualize | welcome | wipe up | yield

Take-in In Webster's Dictionary

\Take"-in`\, n. Imposition; fraud. [Colloq.]

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