keep away from others | pursue or resume |
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract | return to a previous location or condition |
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | adopt |
take back what one has said | take up as if with a sponge |
release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles | take out or up with or as if with a scoop |
lose interest | accept |
pull back or move away or backward | take in, also metaphorically |
remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) | take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption |
cause to be returned | occupy or take on |
break from a meeting or gathering | take up and practice as one's own |
withdraw from active participation | begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job |
retire gracefully | turn one's interest to |
| take up time or space |