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dip vs take up

take up vs dip

dip is a noun but take up is not a noun.

dip and take up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dip Yes No Yes No
take up No No Yes No
As verbs, take up is a hypernym of dip; that is, take up is a word with a broader meaning than dip:
  • dip: scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
  • take up: take out or up with or as if with a scoop
Other hypernyms of dip include lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up.
dip (noun) take up (noun)
a brief swim in water
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a brief immersion
tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
a depression in an otherwise level surface
dip (verb) take up (verb)
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid pursue or resume
go down momentarily return to a previous location or condition
dip into a liquid while eating adopt
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate take up as if with a sponge
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container take out or up with or as if with a scoop
immerse in a disinfectant solution accept
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface take in, also metaphorically
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
dip into a liquid occupy or take on
appear to move downward take up and practice as one's own
slope downwards begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
lower briefly turn one's interest to
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam take up time or space
take a small amount from
Difference between dip and take up

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