From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
take in
v 1: provide with shelter
2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe},
{slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put
one over}, {put one across}]
3: suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
[syn: {absorb}, {take in}] [ant: {emit}, {give off}, {give
out}]
4: visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
5: call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million
dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent" [syn:
{collect}, {take in}]
6: see or watch; "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" [syn: {watch}, {view},
{see}, {catch}, {take in}]
7: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The
community warmly received the refugees" [syn: {receive},
{take in}, {invite}]
8: fold up; "take in the sails" [syn: {take in}, {gather in}]
9: take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of
his tribe" [syn: {absorb}, {assimilate}, {ingest}, {take in}]
10: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as
salary or wages; "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"
[syn: {gain}, {take in}, {clear}, {make}, {earn}, {realize},
{realise}, {pull in}, {bring in}]
11: hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We
overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: {catch},
{take in}, {overhear}]
12: accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" [syn: {take in},
{take up}]
13: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn:
{absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up},
{draw}, {take in}, {take up}]
14: take up as if with a sponge [syn: {take in}, {sop up}, {suck
in}, {take up}]
15: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl
of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn:
{consume}, {ingest}, {take in}, {take}, {have}] [ant:
{abstain}, {desist}, {refrain}]
16: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from
Nicaragua" [syn: {adopt}, {take in}]
17: make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've
lost weight" [ant: {let out}, {widen}]
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