Definition of 'take in'

Verb

1. provide with shelter
2. fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
      Synonyms: gull dupe slang befool cod fool put on put one over put one across
3. suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
      Synonyms: absorb
      Antonyms: emit give out give off
4. visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
5. call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
      Synonyms: collect
6. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
      Synonyms: watch view see catch
7. express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
      Synonyms: receive invite
8. fold up; "take in the sails"
      Synonyms: gather in
9. take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
      Synonyms: absorb assimilate ingest
10. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
       Synonyms: gain clear make earn realize realise pull in bring in
11. hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table"
       Synonyms: catch overhear
12. accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"
       Synonyms: take up
13. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
       Synonyms: absorb suck imbibe soak up sop up suck up draw take up
14. take up as if with a sponge
       Synonyms: sop up suck in take up
15. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
       Synonyms: consume ingest take have
       Antonyms: abstain refrain desist
16. take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
       Synonyms: adopt
17. make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"
       Antonyms: let out widen

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