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took

/tuːk/
Visual illustration of took: To catch or contract (an illness, etc).
verb

To catch or contract (an illness, etc).

Visual illustration of took: (of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc).
verb

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

Visual illustration of took: (now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
verb

(now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.

Visual illustration of took: (obsolete outside dialectal and slang) To give or deliver (a blow, to someone); to strike or hit.
verb

(obsolete outside dialectal and slang) To give or deliver (a blow, to someone); to strike or hit.