Definition of take

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Take (v. t.) To assume; to adopt; to acquire, as shape; to permit to one's self; to indulge or engage in; to yield to; to have or feel; to enjoy or experience, as rest, revenge, delight, shame; to form and adopt, as a resolution; -- used in general senses, limited by a following complement, in many idiomatic phrases; as, to take a resolution; I take the liberty to say..

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Enterprise :: Enterprise (n.) That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise..
Communion :: Communion (n.) The sacrament of the eucharist; the celebration of the Lord's supper; the act of partaking of the sacrament; as, to go to communion; to partake of the communion..
Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To refuse to support, as a nomination made by a party to which one has belonged or by a caucus in which one has taken part..
Snooze :: Snooze (v. i.) To doze; to drowse; to take a short nap; to slumber.
Delighter :: Delighter (n.) One who gives or takes delight.
Borrow :: Borrow (v. t.) To receive; to take; to derive.
Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To take from a box or wheel, as a lottery ticket; to receive from a lottery by the drawing out of the numbers for prizes or blanks; hence, to obtain by good fortune; to win; to gain; as, he drew a prize..
Presbyterianism :: Presbyterianism (n.) That form of church government which invests presbyters with all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them; also, the faith and polity of the Presbyterian churches, taken collectively..
Stanchion :: Stanchion (n.) A prop or support; a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support or stay..
Dose :: Dose (n.) A sufficient quantity; a portion; as much as one can take, or as falls to one to receive..
Shoulder :: Shoulder (v. t.) To take upon the shoulder or shoulders; as, to shoulder a basket; hence, to assume the burden or responsibility of; as, to shoulder blame; to shoulder a debt..
Breathe :: Breathe (v. i.) To take breath; to rest from action.
Set :: Set (v. t.) To stake at play; to wager; to risk.
Bank :: Bank (n.) The sum of money or the checks which the dealer or banker has as a fund, from which to draw his stakes and pay his losses..
Flea :: Flea (n.) An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (P. canis) takes its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix..
Bereave :: Bereave (v. t.) To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before the person or thing taken away.
Mistakenness :: Mistakenness (n.) Erroneousness.
Sweepstake :: Sweepstake (n.) A winning of all the stakes or prizes.
Stockaded :: Stockade (v. t.) An inclosure, or pen, made with posts and stakes..
Lapper :: Lapper (n.) One who takes up food or liquid with his tongue.
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