"take water" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes water [present, singular, third-person], taking water [participle, present], took water [past], taken water [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> water}} take water (third-person singular simple present takes water, present participle taking water, simple past took water, past participle taken water)
  1. (now rare, historical) To travel in a vessel on a body of water; to embark on a ship. Tags: archaic, historical
    Sense id: en-take_water-en-verb-4RX~UPBV
  2. As a person or animal, to go into a body of water and start swimming.
    Sense id: en-take_water-en-verb-aivOui9P
  3. Of a vessel, to admit water through a leak or port or similar; to take in water.
    Sense id: en-take_water-en-verb-EAdrIzYq
  4. (US, colloquial) To run away; to back down. Tags: US, colloquial
    Sense id: en-take_water-en-verb--U3k-tTq Categories (other): American English
  5. (rail transport, of steam locomotives) To top up the water tanks. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-take_water-en-verb-YmPyXoA2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 33 10 51 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for take water meaning in English (2.6kB)

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