Term: take-up: the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
Broader: tightening: the act of making something tighter | Unrelated: asymmetry: (mathematics) a lack of symmetry
Broader: tightening: the act of making something tighter | Unrelated: seif dune: a long and tall sand dune with a sharp crest; common in the Sahara
Broader: tightening: the act of making something tighter | Unrelated: ileocecal valve: valve between the ileum of the small intestine and the cecum of the large intestine; prevents material from flowing back from the large to the small intestine
Broader: tightening: the act of making something tighter | Unrelated: secotiaceae: a family of fungi that have a stalk and cap and a wrinkled mass of tissue (the gleba) where spores are produced; are often dismissed as misshapen forms of other fungi
Broader: tightening: the act of making something tighter | Unrelated: computer-aided design: software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing
Broader: tightening: the act of making something tighter | Unrelated: exaggeration: the act of making something more noticeable than usual
Broader: tightening: the act of making something tighter | Unrelated: exasperation: actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
Broader: tightening: the act of making something tighter | Unrelated: petty officer: a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
Broader: tightening: the act of making something tighter | Unrelated: point: the gun muzzle's direction
Broader: tightening: the act of making something tighter | Unrelated: curassow: large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food