to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to have a meal; to take a meal
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to take command; to give direction
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to perceive; to understand
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to perceive; to understand
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to lead someone around by the nose
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
to teach; to take a teaching job
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
to shave off; to scrape off
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to win the prize; to win the ring
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to take up space; to occupy space
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to collect information; to gather knowledge
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to beat time; to mark time
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
to shave off; to scrape off
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
to mow; to reap; to harvest
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
to let (food) cool slightly after cooking
to arrest; to apprehend; (arch.) to call; (arch.) to summon
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
to make a hit; to have a great success (e.g. in business, with a play, etc.)
to act as a mediator; to serve as a mediator; to act as an intermediary; to be a go-between
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
to let (food) cool slightly after cooking
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
to beat time; to mark time
to be detained; to take time
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
to extort (money); to blackmail
to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
to collect information; to gather knowledge
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to take command; to give direction
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to call the roll; to take attendance
to capture; to occupy; to usurp
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to have a meal; to take a meal
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to lead someone around by the nose
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to win the prize; to win the ring
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
to take up space; to occupy space
to teach; to take a teaching job
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
to get a (driver's) license
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
to take a roll call; to take the register
to let (food) cool slightly after cooking
to take up a lot of space; to have a large space to oneself
to take up a lot of space; to have a large space to oneself
to capture a silver general; to desilverize; to desilverise
to extort; to shake down (for money)
to act as a mediator; to serve as a mediator; to act as an intermediary; to be a go-between
to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance
to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments
to get a black belt; to obtain a degree (in judo)
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
to divide the spoils; to receive a share
taking a cut from a thief's plunder; vile deed
to try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; (lit.) a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)
to flatter a higher-up; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard
to try and reach above one's station and fail; (lit.) a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
to become a geisha; to work as a geisha