Hypernyms for "take"

More general terms or categories

ablate abstract accept admit adopt aim amputate anoint arrogate aspirate assign assume attach audit bail bail out bale out be beacon bear bear away bear off bone booze borrow bring back brush bur burl burr call back call in cancel cannibalise cannibalize carry carry away carry off carve out cast cast off catch channel charge chip away chip away at circumcise claim clean clear clear away clear off clear out clear up clutch collect compel condense conduct confiscate contemplate convey co-opt cost cream cream off crumb cry for cry out for cull out cut into cut off dally debone decalcify decarbonise decarbonize decarburise decarburize decoke decorticate defang define defuse degas dehorn de-iodinate de-ionate delete delouse delve demineralise demineralize depilate deprive descale desorb despoil determine detoxicate detoxify detusk dial dig direct disburden discharge disembowel disinvest dislodge dismantle divest do drugs draw draw a bead on draw away draw off draw out dredge drill drink drive out drop drug eat economic rent elect eliminate empanel empty enucleate epilate espouse eviscerate exact excavate excerpt exenterate exercise expectorate extirpate extort extract feed ferry fetch field fill fix flick follow foray free fuddle get down get out go govern grab gut habituate hand harvest head hit hold hollow honor honour hull husk hypophysectomise hypophysectomize imbibe impanel impart impound knock out lade laden ladle land leach lead astray level lift lift out limit loot misdirect misguide misinterpret mislead misread muck nominate offsaddle panel partake payback pick pick over pillage pit place play plump plunder pocket point practice practise prehend prepare profess propose pull pull off pull out pull up ransack ream re-assume reave recall recapture relieve rent replete repossess rescue resect reshoot retake return rifle sack sample sate satiate scale scalp scavenge scoop scoop out scoop up screen screen out seed seize sequester set set apart shake off shed shell show shuck sieve sieve out sift sight single out skim skim off smoke snaffle snap up sop up sort specify spoon steal stem stone string strip suck in suck out sup swallow swing take take away take back take in take off take on take out take over take up target taste tear away tear off test think of throw throw away throw off tip touch train transit transmit trifle try try out tube turn turn over tusk unburden undock undress unhinge unpack unsaddle unstring unveil use usher usurp vote vote in warm to wash wash away wash off wash out wear away wear off weed welcome whisk winnow wipe away wipe off withdraw
What are hypernyms?

Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.

Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.