Push and Take up

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Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.

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Take up and push are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take up" instead a verb "Push".

Nearby Words: pushed, pushy, pushover, pushing, pusher

Take up verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.

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Push and take up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Push" instead a verb "Take up".

He hears voices — actually Nyarlathotep — that tell him of the previous world and his role in it, causing him to take up the mantle of Joker and try to push events to repeat themselves... with the side effect of making the already deranged Sudou even crazier.

Source: Madness Mantra
Without a big heavy weapon to take up a considerable amount of your weight allotment, you can really pile on the armor to render the opponent's weapon ineffective, or add more motor power, letting you run rings around the other robots or easily overpower them and push them into arena hazards.

Source: Series / BattleBots

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