take.

To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.

They took Charlton's gun from his cold, dead hands.

I'll take that plate off the table.

To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. To seize or capture.

take the guards prisoner

take prisoners

To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. To catch or get possession of (fish or game).

took ten catfish in one afternoon

To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.

To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.

Billy took her pencil.

The County took his land by eminent domain.

To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. To exact.

take a toll

take revenge

To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.

took the next two tricks

took Smith's rook

To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).

took third place

took bribes

To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given). To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.

The store doesn't take checks.

She wouldn't take any money for her help.

To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given). To accept and follow (advice, etc.).

take my advice

To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given). To receive into some relationship.

take a wife

The school only takes new students in the fall.

To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given). To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).

To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given). To accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right).

He took all the credit for the project, although he had done almost none of the work.

She took the blame, in the public's eyes, although the debacle was more her husband's fault than her own.

To remove.

take two eggs from the carton

To remove. To remove or end by death; to kill.

The earthquake took many lives.

The plague took rich and poor alike.

To remove. To subtract.

Take one from three and you are left with two.

To have sex with.

To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.

Don't try to take that guy. He's bigger than you.

The woman guarding us looks like a professional, but I can take her!

To grasp or grip.

He took her hand in his.

To select or choose; to pick.

Take whichever bag you like.

She took the best men with her and left the rest to garrison the city.

To select or choose; to pick. To adopt (select) as one's own.

She took his side in every argument.

take a stand on the important issues

To select or choose; to pick. To apply or assign a character option.

I'll take a level as a fighter, so I can take the weapon specialization skill.

To carry or lead (something or someone).

She took her sword with her everywhere she went.

I'll take the plate with me.

To carry or lead (something or someone). To transport or carry; to convey to another place.

The next bus will take you to Metz.

I took him for a ride

To carry or lead (something or someone). To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.

These stairs take you down to the basement.

Stone Street took us right past the store.

To carry or lead (something or someone). To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.

She took the steps two or three at a time.

He took the curve / corner too fast.

To carry or lead (something or someone). To escort or conduct (a person).

He took her to lunch at the new restaurant, took her to the movies, and then took her home.

To carry or lead (something or someone). To go.

To use as a means of transportation.

take the ferry

I took a plane.

To obtain for use by payment or lease.

She took a condo at the beach for the summer.

He took a full-page ad in the Times.

To obtain for use by payment or lease. To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.

They took two magazines.

I used to take The Sunday Times.

To receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.

take two of these and call me in the morning

take the blue pill

To consume (food or drink).

The general took dinner at seven o'clock.

To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.

take sun-baths

take a shower

To experience or feel.

She takes pride in her work.

I take offence at that.

To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).

took a pay cut

take a joke

To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).

The ship took a direct hit and was destroyed.

Her career took a hit.

To participate in.

She took a vacation to France but spent the whole time feeling miserable that her husband couldn't be there with her.

Aren't you supposed to take your math final today?

To cause to change to a specified state or condition.

He had to take it apart to fix it.

She took down her opponent in two minutes.

To regard in a specified way.

He took the news badly.

To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.

took the decision to close its last remaining outlet

took a dim view of city officials

To understand (especially in a specified way).

Don't take my comments as an insult.

if she took my meaning

To believe, to accept the statements of.

take her word for it

take him at his word

To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.

I took him to be a person of honor.

He was often taken to be a man of means.

To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).

take it from her comments she won't be there.

I'm not sure what moral to take from that story.

To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.

"As I Lay Dying" takes its title from Book XI of Homer's "Odyssey"

To catch or contract (an illness, etc.).

took a chill

to take cold

To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).

To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.

took her fancy

took her attention

To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).

cloth that takes dye well

The flu shot didn't take (on me).

To let in (water).

To require (a person, resource or thing in order to achieve an outcome).

Looks like it's gonna take a taller person to get that down.

Finishing this on schedule will take a lot of overtime.

To proceed to fill.

He took a seat in the front row.

To fill, occupy, require, or use up (space).

His collection takes a lot of space.

To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).

Unloading the moving truck took us half a day, but this mess of a house will take us all weekend to tidy up. It takes ages to finish house moving!

Hunting that whale takes most of his free time.

To avail oneself of; to exploit.

He took that opportunity to leave France.

To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.

take a walk

take action/steps/measures to fight drug abuse

To assume or perform (a form or role). To assume (a form).

took the form of a duck

took shape

To assume or perform (a form or role). To perform (a role).

take the part of the villain/hero

When we play baseball, he always takes pitcher.

To assume or perform (a form or role). To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.).

take office

take the throne

To bind oneself by.

he took the oath of office last night

To go into, through, or along.

go down two blocks and take the next left

take the path of least resistance

To go into, through, or along. To go or move into.

the witness took the stand

the next team took the field

To have and use one's recourse to.

take cover/shelter/refuge

To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.

take her pulse / temperature / blood pressure

take a census

To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.

He took a mental inventory of his supplies.

She took careful notes.

To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).

She took a video of their encounter.

Could you take a picture of us?

To make a picture, photograph, etc. of (a person, scene, etc.).

The photographer will take you sitting down.

to take a group/scene

To obtain money from, especially by swindling.

took me for ten grand

To apply oneself to the study of.

As a child, she took ballet.

Next semester, I plan to take math, physics, literature, and art history.

To deal with.

take matters as they arise

To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.

I've had a lot of problems recently: take last Monday, for example. My car broke down on the way to work. Then […] etc.

To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.

He'll probably take this one.

To accept as an input to a relation. To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.).

This verb takes the dative; that verb takes the genitive.

To accept as an input to a relation. To accept (zero or more arguments).

The function takes two arguments, an array of size n and an integer k.

To buy.

take a ticket

To get or accept (something) into one's possession.

My husband and I have a dysfunctional marriage. He just takes and takes; he never gives.

To engage, take hold or have effect.

To engage, take hold or have effect. To look good enough to keep.

I tried a mustache a couple years ago, but it didn't take.

To engage, take hold or have effect. To adhere or be absorbed properly.

the dye didn't take

Boiling pasta with a bit of the sauce in the water will help the sauce "take."

To engage, take hold or have effect. To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.

not all grafts take

I started some tomato seeds last spring, but they didn't take.

To engage, take hold or have effect. To catch; to engage.

To engage, take hold or have effect. To win acceptance, favor or favorable reception; to charm people.

To become; to be affected in a specified way.

They took ill within 3 hours.

She took sick with the flu.

To be able to be accurately or beautifully photographed.

An intensifier.

To deliver, bring, give (something) to (someone).

To give or deliver (a blow, to someone); to strike or hit.

He took me a blow on the head.

To visit; to include in a course of travel.

To portray in a painting.

Used in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.

An act of taking.

Something that is taken; a haul. Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings.

He wants half of the take if he helps with the job.

The mayor is on the take.

Something that is taken; a haul. The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.

An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.

What's your take on this issue, Fred?

Another unsolicited maths take: talking about quotients in terms of "equivalence classes" or cosets is really unnatural.

An approach, a (distinct) treatment.

a new take on a traditional dish

A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.

It's a take.

Act seven, scene three, take two.

A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.

A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.

did a double take and then a triple take

I did a take when I saw the new car in the driveway.

An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.

A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).

The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.