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'
the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
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'
the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in