n any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)
a take-up that winds photographic film on a spool
n the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
Slow take-up on new J visas Widespread confusion about the new J visas for Irish and American students has led to a very low take-up on both sides of the Atlantic.
June 28, 2013 - Irish Central