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Noun
S: (n) return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property) "the average return was about 5%"
S: (n) take (the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption)
S: (v) take, occupy, use up (require (time or space)) "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
S: (v) lead, take, direct, conduct, guide (take somebody somewhere) "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
S: (v) take, get hold of (get into one's hands, take physically) "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
S: (v) assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take (take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect) "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
S: (v) take, read (interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression) "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"
S: (v) bring, convey, take (take something or somebody with oneself somewhere) "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
S: (v) take (take into one's possession) "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
S: (v) take (travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route) "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"
S: (v) choose, take, select, pick out (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives) "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
S: (v) accept, take, have (receive willingly something given or offered) "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
S: (v) fill, take, occupy (assume, as of positions or roles) "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
S: (v) consider, take, deal, look at (take into consideration for exemplifying purposes) "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
S: (v) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand (require as useful, just, or proper) "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
S: (v) take (experience or feel or submit to) "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
S: (v) film, shoot, take (make a film or photograph of something) "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
S: (v) remove, take, take away, withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract) "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
S: (v) consume, ingest, take in, take, have (serve oneself to, or consume regularly) "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
S: (v) take, submit (accept or undergo, often unwillingly) "We took a pay cut"
S: (v) take, accept (make use of or accept for some purpose) "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
S: (v) take (take by force) "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
S: (v) assume, take, strike, take up (occupy or take on) "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
S: (v) drop back (take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football) "The defender dropped back behind his teammate"
S: (v) hit the dirt, hit the deck (fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger) "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire"
S: (v) gravitate (move due to the pull of gravitation) "The stars gravitate towards each other"
S: (v) fly (move quickly or suddenly) "He flew about the place"
S: (v) move over, give way, give, ease up, yield (move in order to make room for someone for something) "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
S: (v) cut to (move to another scene when filming) "The camera cut to the sky"
S: (v) writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist (to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)) "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
S: (v) wobble, coggle (move unsteadily) "His knees wobbled"; "The old cart wobbled down the street"
S: (v) sidle (move unobtrusively or furtively) "The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log"
S: (v) sweep, sail (move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions) "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
S: (v) brush, sweep (sweep across or over) "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
S: (v) roll, undulate, flap, wave (move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion) "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
S: (v) turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense) "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
S: (v) startle, jump, start (move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm) "She startled when I walked into the room"
S: (v) strike out (make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body)
S: (v) jump, leap, bound, spring (move forward by leaps and bounds) "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
S: (v) bolt (move or jump suddenly) "She bolted from her seat"
S: (v) get down (lower (one's body) as by kneeling) "Get down on your knees!"
S: (v) assume, take, strike, take up (occupy or take on) "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
S: (v) close, come together (come together, as if in an embrace) "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
S: (v) bustle, bustle about, hustle (move or cause to move energetically or busily) "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
S: (v) fidget (move restlessly) "The child is always fidgeting in his seat"
S: (v) close (change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact)
S: (v) jump, leap, jump off (jump down from an elevated point) "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"
S: (v) slip (move easily) "slip into something comfortable"
S: (v) accept, admit, take, take on (admit into a group or community) "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
S: (v) take (ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial) "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
S: (v) learn, study, read, take (be a student of a certain subject) "She is reading for the bar exam"
S: (v) claim, take, exact (take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs) "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
S: (v) take, make (head into a specified direction) "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
S: (v) aim, take, train, take aim, direct (point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards) "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
S: (v) take (be seized or affected in a specified way) "take sick"; "be taken drunk"
S: (v) carry, pack, take (have with oneself; have on one's person) "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
S: (v) lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take (engage for service under a term of contract) "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"