ALL meanings of took
took
T t - noun took the quantity of fish, game, etc., taken at one time. 1
- noun took an opinion or assessment: What's your take on the candidate? 1
- noun took an approach; treatment: a new take on an old idea. 1
- noun took Informal. money taken in, especially profits. 1
- noun took Journalism. a portion of copy assigned to a Linotype operator or compositor, usually part of a story or article. 1
- noun took Movies. a scene, or a portion of a scene, photographed without any interruption or break. an instance of such continuous operation of the camera. 1
- noun took Informal. a visual and mental response to something typically manifested in a stare expressing total absorption or wonderment: She did a slow take on being asked by reporters the same question for the third time. 1
- noun took a recording of a musical performance. 1
- noun took Medicine/Medical. a successful inoculation. 1
- idioms took on the take, Slang. accepting bribes. in search of personal profit at the expense of others. 1
- idioms took take for granted. grant (def 10). 1
- idioms took take it, to accept or believe something; aquiesce: I'll take it on your say-so. Informal. to be able to resist or endure hardship, abuse, etc. to understand: I take it that you're not interested. 1
- idioms took take it out in, to accept as payment for services or as an equivalent of monetary compensation: He takes it out in goods instead of cash. 1
- idioms took take it out of, to exhaust; enervate: Every year the winter takes it out of me. to exact payment from; penalize: They took it out of your pay. 1
- idioms took take it out on, Informal. to cause (someone else) to suffer for one's own misfortune or dissatisfaction: Just because you're angry with him you don't have to take it out on me! 1
- idioms took take up a collection, to ask for or gather donations, usually of money, from a number of people. 1
- idioms took take upon oneself, to assume as a responsibility or obligation: She has taken it upon herself to support the family. 1
- noun took Took is the past tense of take1. 0
- abbreviation TOOK take 0