Found 2 items, similar to take-up.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: take-up take-up n 1: a device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion 2: the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
English → English (gcide) Definition: Take-up Take-up \Take"-up`\, n. (Mach.) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch. [1913 Webster]