___ Me Home Country Roads
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verb
- To seize or capture physically
"took them as prisoners"
- To get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing
- To acquire by eminent domain
- Grasp, grip
"take the ax by the handle"
- To catch or attack through the effect of a sudden force or influence
"taken with a fit of laughing"
- To catch or come upon in a particular situation or action
"was taken unawares"
- To gain the approval or liking of captivate, delight
"was quite taken with her at their first meeting"
- To receive into one's body (as by swallowing, drinking, or inhaling)
"take a pill"
- To put oneself into (sun, air, water, etc.) for pleasure or physical benefit
- To partake of eat
"takes dinner about seven"
- To bring or receive into a relation or connection
"takes just four students a year"
- To copulate with
- Appropriate
"someone took my hat"
- To obtain or secure for use (as by lease, subscription, or purchase)
"take a cottage for the summer"
- Assume
"gods often took the likeness of a human being"
- To impose upon oneself
"take the trouble to do good work"
- To assume as if rightfully one's own or as if granted
"take the credit"
- To accept the burden or consequences of
"took the blame"
- To have or assume as a proper part of or accompaniment to itself
"transitive verbs take an object"
- To secure by winning in competition
"took first place"
- Defeat
- To pick out choose, select
"took the best apple"
- To have recourse to as an instrument for doing something
"take a scythe to the weeds"
- To use as a means of transportation or progression
"take the bus"
- To have recourse to for safety or refuge
"take shelter"
- To go along, into, or through
"took a different route"
- To obtain by deriving from a source draw
"takes its title from the name of the hero"
- To indulge in and enjoy
"was taking his ease on the porch"
- To receive or accept as a return (as in payment, compensation, or reparation)
"we don't take credit cards"
- To accept in a usually professional relationship
- To refrain from hitting at (a pitched ball)
"take a strike"
- To be affected injuriously by (something, such as a disease) contract
"take cold"
- To absorb or become impregnated with (something, such as dye)
- Apprehend, understand
"how should I take your remark"
- Consider, suppose
"I take it you're not going"
- Reckon, accept
"taking a stride at 30 inches"
- Feel, experience
"take pleasure"
- To lead, carry, or cause to go along to another place
"this bus will take you into town"
- To cause to move to a specified state, condition, or sphere of activity
"took the company public"
- To invite and accompany (someone)
"She took me to the movies."
- To stop prescribing a specified regimen to
- Remove
"take eggs from a nest"
- Subtract
"take two from four"
- Exact
"the weather took its toll"
- To undertake and make, do, or perform
"take a walk"
- To participate in
"take a meeting"
- To deal with
"take first things first"
- To consider or view in a particular relation
"taken together, the details were significant"
- To obtain money from especially fraudulently
"took me for all I had"
- To pass or attempt to pass through, along, or over
"took the curve too fast"
- Capture
- To receive property under law as one's own
- To lay hold catch, hold
- To establish a take especially by uniting or growing
"90 percent of the grafts take"
- To betake oneself set out go
"take after a purse snatcher"
- Used as an intensifier or redundantly with a following verb
- To take effect act, operate
"hoped the lesson he taught would take"
- To show the natural or intended effect
"dry fuel takes readily"
- Charm, captivate
"a taking smile"
- Detract
- To be seized or attacked in a specified way become
"took sick"
noun
- A distinct or personal point of view, outlook, or assessment
"was asked for her take on recent developments"
- The action of killing, capturing, or catching something (such as game or fish)
- The amount of money received proceeds, receipts, income
- Share, cut
"wanted a bigger take"
- The number or quantity (as of animals, fish, or pelts) taken at one time catch, haul
- A section or installment done as a unit or at one time
- A local or systemic reaction indicative of successful vaccination (as against smallpox)
- A successful union (as of a graft)
- A visible response or reaction (as to something unexpected)
"a delayed take"
idiomatic phrase
- To have or assume a secondary position or status to be or become less important, active, or powerful
"Howard loved directing “more than I even thought I would,” and his acting career has taken a back seat ever since."
idiomatic phrase
- To suffer a heavy financial loss
"take a bath on an investment"
idiomatic phrase
- To give attention or consideration to (something)
"a plan that failed to take account of possible weather delays = a plan that failed to take possible weather delays into account"
idiomatic phrase
- To make good use of (something) to profit by (something)
"take advantage of an opportunity"
- To impose on (someone) to ask for or expect more than is fair or reasonable from (someone)
"After a while, I began to think she was taking advantage of me."
- To use (something or someone) unfairly for personal gain
"He took advantage of =exploited my lack of experience."
- To exploit (someone) sexually
"The star shared her experiences of Hollywood bosses who tried to take advantage of her in the early days of her career."
verb
- To resemble (someone) in features, build, character, or disposition
"a daughter who takes after her mother"
idiomatic phrase
- To go away leave
"They paid Miss Beane to take a hike. She came back when the money ran out …"
This clue was used on September 23, 2025.
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