WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
take-in
(tāk′in′),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
- Informal Termsa deception, fraud, or imposition.
- noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase take in 1770–80
'take-in' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
absorb
- air-breathe
- assimilate
- bilge
- breathe
- capable
- coal
- comprehend
- conceive
- concept
- devour
- douse
- draw
- drink
- embrace
- entoil
- gimme
- hand
- hocus
- imbibe
- incept
- incipient
- incorporate
- intake
- lap
- lump
- marry
- misconstrue
- mistake
- mouth
- nutrition
- part
- percipient
- phrasal verb
- praecipe
- presume
- primitive
- prize
- retract
- ship
- shorten
- sip
- slack
- snorkel
- soak
- sponge
- spouse
- store
- stride
- swallow