Definition of TAKE-UP

take-up

N

  • any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)
    • "a take-up that winds photographic film on a spool"
  • the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in

Examples

  • a take-up that winds photographic film on a spool

Synonyms

take-up