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take in

  1. include or encompass something.
    "the sweep of his arm took in most of Main Street"
    synonyms: include, encompass, embrace, contain, comprise, cover, incorporate, embody, comprehend, subsume, envelop, digest, assimilate, admit, hold
  2. cheat, fool, or deceive someone.
    "she tried to pass this off as an amusing story, but nobody was taken in"
    synonyms: deceive, delude, hoodwink, mislead, trick, dupe, fool, cheat, defraud, swindle, outwit, gull, humbug, bluff, hoax, bamboozle, con, bilk, put one over on, cozen
  3. allow someone to stay in a place, especially because they are homeless or in difficulties.
    "the convent took in single Catholic ladies fallen on hard times"
    synonyms: accommodate, board, house, feed, put up, take care of, admit, let in, receive, welcome, take, billet, harbor
  4. visit or attend a place or event in a casual way or on the way to another.
    "he'd maybe take in a movie, or just relax"
  5. make a garment tighter by altering its seams.
    "she took in the dress to fit me"
  6. undertake work at home.
    "she took in laundry on weekends"

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The meaning of TAKE-IN is an act of taking in especially by deceiving. How to use take-in in a sentence.
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take in in American English · 1. to admit; receive · 2. to shorten (a sail) by reefing or furling · 3. to make smaller or more compact · 4. to include; comprise.
to comprehend or understand. to include or comprise. his thesis takes in that point. to receive into one's house in exchange for payment. take in lodgers.
take in ; to absorb something into the body, for example by breathing or swallowing. Fish take in oxygen through their gills. ; to make a piece of clothing ...
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages. synonyms: bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize.
Synonyms for TAKE IN: trick, deceive, fool, have on, kid, suck in, tease, string along; Antonyms of TAKE ... verb · Definition of take in. 1. as in to trick. to ...