take up vs dip

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

take up and dip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take up	No	No	Yes	No
dip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dip is a hyponym of take up; that is, dip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take up:

take up: take out or up with or as if with a scoop
dip: scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

take up (noun)	dip (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

take up (verb)	dip (verb)
pursue or resume	stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
return to a previous location or condition	go down momentarily
adopt	dip into a liquid while eating
take up as if with a sponge	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
take out or up with or as if with a scoop	plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
accept	immerse in a disinfectant solution
take in, also metaphorically	scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption	place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
occupy or take on	dip into a liquid
take up and practice as one's own	appear to move downward
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job	slope downwards
turn one's interest to	lower briefly
take up time or space	switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
	take a small amount from

Difference between take up and dip

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