take in in WordNet English dictionary

1. take up mentally
   "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
   absorb  assimilate  ingest  take in 
   
2. take in, also metaphorically
   "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
   absorb  suck  imbibe  soak up  sop up  suck up  draw  take in  take up 
   
3. suck or take up or in
   "A black star absorbs all matter"
   absorb  take in 
   
4. take into one's family
   "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
   adopt  take in 
   
5. fool or hoax
   "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
   gull  dupe  slang  befool  cod  fool  put on  take in  put one over  put one across 
   
6. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
   "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
   gain  take in  clear  make  earn  realize  realise  pull in  bring in 
   
7. hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
   "We overheard the conversation at the next table"
   catch  take in  overhear 
   
8. see or watch
   "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
   watch  view  see  catch  take in 
   
9. call for and obtain payment of
   "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
   collect  take in 
   
10. serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
    consume  ingest  take in  take  have 
    
11. fold up
    "take in the sails"
    take in  gather in 
    
12. express willingness to have in one's home or environs
    "The community warmly received the refugees"
    receive  take in  invite 
    
13. take up as if with a sponge
    take in  sop up  suck in  take up 
    
14. make (clothes) smaller
    "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"
    take in 
    
15. accept
    "The cloth takes up the liquid"
    take in  take up 
    
16. visit for entertainment
    "take in the sights"
    take in 
    
17. provide with shelter
    take in 
    

take in in English Wiktionary