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take-up

take-up

2 7.2
A device or action that pulls in extra material, for example slack in a rope
  • noun
  • /ˈteɪkˌʌp/
  • Specialized
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  • The technician adjusted the take-up on the film projector to ensure the image was clear.
  • take up slack

Examples

  • The take-up of slack in the rope made it easier for the climbers to ascend the mountain.

  • Take up the slack.

    Time Bandits (1981)

  • And you have these these soft loops here which take up the slack.

  • These normal cheap laminators don't have these take up spools.

  • In addition, it will take up any voids in between the pancake smooth PET film that I'm rolling adhesive on now and the texture of the canvas.

  • To fix the issue, we need a strong take-up mechanism to pull the loose wire taut.

Synonyms

tightening
vstake-up
31 3.3

Making something fit more closely or making rules stronger

also draws in or absorbs material and can mean a device for that

Antonyms

to release
∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

to loosen
88 1.0

Make something less tight so it can move or open

Surface Forms

take-up singular
take-ups plural

Morphology

take-up = take + up (transparent) = take + up

Derived directly from the phrasal verb 'take up' (to tighten, draw in), so the noun meaning 'device or action that tightens or draws in' is readily inferable.

Etymology

Take-up comes from the simple phrase take + up, meaning to 'take in' or 'pull up'. So a take-up is something that 'takes in' slack, thread, or film by pulling it in or absorbing it, which is why it means a device or action for tightening or drawing things in.