v.
1.pursue or resume
2.adopt
3.turn one's interest to
4.take up time or space
5.begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
6.take up and practice as one's own
7.occupy or take on
8.take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
9.take out or up with or as if with a scoop 10.accept 11.take in, also metaphorically 12.take up as if with a sponge 13.return to a previous location or condition