1. to pick up
2. to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take up (a topic, complaint, etc.); to listen to; to deal with; to treat; to report (news); to cover; to feature
3. to take away; to confiscate; to deprive (someone) of; to revoke; to disqualify; to cancel
4. to deliver (a baby)
5. to collect (taxes)