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turn vs take up

take up vs turn

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

turn and take up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turn Yes No Yes No
take up No No Yes No
As verbs, take up is a hyponym of turn; that is, take up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn:
  • turn: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  • take up: take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
Other hyponyms of turn include arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken, black out, pass out, zonk out, come to, resuscitate, revive, tense, tense up, decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down, thin, gain, put on, apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog, cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize, conceive, secularise, secularize, citrate, equilibrate, fall, become, get, go, decline, worsen, ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate, disengage, overgrow, concentrate, break, acetify, acidify, alkalify, alkalise, alkalize, basify, ionise, ionize, ossify, catalyse, catalyze, get worse, relapse, fluctuate, break loose, burst forth, explode, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it, be born, cloud over, carbonise, carbonize, chill, cool, cool down, heat, heat up, hot up, carbonise, carbonize, carburise, carburize, freeze, boil, burn, combust, emaciate, Frenchify, thin, inspissate, thicken, solvate, react, dissolve, fade away, fade out, discharge, empty, fill, fill up, homogenise, homogenize, homogenise, homogenize, clabber, clot, curdle, clot, coagulate, ferment, sour, turn, work, integrate, precipitate, calcify, coke, carnify, chondrify, emulsify, denitrify, esterify, etherify, thrombose, open, open up, close, shut, sorb, calm, calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down, flourish, fly high, prosper, thrive, emancipate, liberate, get into, tangle with, liquefy, catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire.
As verbs, take up is a hyponym of turn; that is, take up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn:
  • turn: channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
  • take up: turn one's interest to
turn (noun) take up (noun)
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
taking a short walk out and back
a favor for someone
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
turning or twisting around (in place)
a short performance that is part of a longer program
a movement in a new direction
an unforeseen development
a circular segment of a curve
(sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
turn (verb) take up (verb)
twist suddenly so as to sprain pursue or resume
change to the contrary return to a previous location or condition
go sour or spoil adopt
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become take up as if with a sponge
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action take out or up with or as if with a scoop
change color accept
become officially one year older take in, also metaphorically
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
direct at someone occupy or take on
shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel take up and practice as one's own
let (something) fall or spill from a container begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
alter the functioning or setting of turn one's interest to
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form take up time or space
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
to change orientation or direction
cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
cause to move around or rotate
pass to the other side of
move around an axis or a center
to send or let go
cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
get by buying and selling
accomplish by rotating
undergo a change or development
cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
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