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take_in
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[ verb ] (housing) provide with shelter
Used in print (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)He was never sure they fully took him in . Related terms |
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[ verb ] fool or hoax
Synonyms gull dupe put_one_over cod befool put_on fool put_one_across slang Examples "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone" "You can't fool me!" Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)People who have not been able to get relief from regular medical doctors are especially apt to be taken_in by quacks '' . |
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[ verb ] (education) take up mentally
Synonyms Examples "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" Related terms |
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[ verb ] see or watch
Examples "view a show on television" "This program will be seen all over the world" "view an exhibition" "Catch a show on Broadway" "see a movie" Used in print (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)She glanced around the clearing , taking_in the wagon and the load of supplies and trappings scattered over the ground , the two kids , the whiteface bull that was chewing its cud just within the far reaches of the firelight . |
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[ verb ] call for and obtain payment of
Synonyms Examples "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts" "he collected the rent" Used in print (Gene Caesar, Rifle for Rent....)`` Fred was mighty crude about the way he took_in cattle '' his own hired_man , Andy_Ross , mentioned later . |
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[ verb ] fold up, of sails
Synonyms Used in print (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)The Death's-Head_Corps took_in Ukrainian and Baltic_Auxiliaries , and the Einsatzkommandos waded knee-deep in blood and turned_into drunken , dope ridden maniacs . Related terms |
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[ verb ] suck or take up or in
Synonyms Examples "A black star absorbs all matter." Used in print (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)The Old_Man 's son threw himself down , belly first , upon a concrete step , taking_in the coolness of it , and dreaming of the day he would be rich . Related terms |
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[ verb ] express willingness to have in one's home or environs
Examples "The community warmly received the refugees" Used in print (Genevieve Holden, Deadlier Than the Male....)A clerk in the outer office took him in to Sheriff_Carruthers , a big , paunchy man with thick , white hair and a voice with a senatorial resonance which suggested he should be running for higher office . |
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[ verb ] visit for entertainment
Examples "take in the sights" Used in print (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)View takes_in five counties , two bedrooms '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] take in, also metaphorically
Examples "The sponge absorbs water well" "She drew strength from the minister's words" |
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[ verb ] earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Examples "How much do you make a month in your new job?" "She earns a lot in her new job" "this merger brought in lots of money" "He clears $5,000 each month" |
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