v.
1.seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
2.take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
3.free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
4.take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
5.take over ownership of
6.do over
7.take up and practice as one's own
8.take up, as of debts or payments
Idiom of the Day
on the job
working, doing what you are expected to do
The young man has only been on the job for a few weeks now.