Source : WordNet®

take in
     v 1: provide with shelter
     2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
        everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {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"
        [syn: {absorb}] [ant: {emit}]
     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"
        [syn: {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" [syn: {watch}, {view},
         {see}, {catch}]
     7: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The
        community warmly received the refugees" [syn: {receive}, {invite}]
     8: fold up; "take in the sails" [syn: {gather in}]
     9: take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of
        his tribe" [syn: {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"
         [syn: {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" [syn: {catch},
          {overhear}]
     12: accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" [syn: {take up}]
     13: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
         well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
         [syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck
         up}, {draw}, {take up}]
     14: take up as if with a sponge [syn: {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"
         [syn: {consume}, {ingest}, {take}, {have}] [ant: {abstain}]
     16: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from
         Nicaragua" [syn: {adopt}]
     17: make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've
         lost weight" [ant: {let out}]