Take

To lay hold of; to seize. To obtain po e ion of by force or artifice; to capture; to make prisoner. To attack; to seize; as, to take an army, a city, or a ship. To take aim , to direct the eye or weapon; to aim. To take arms , to commence war or hostilities. To take advantage of , to avail one’s self of any peculiar event or opening, whereby an army may be overcome. To take ground to the right or left , is to extend a line, or to move troops in either of those directions. To take down , is to commit to paper that which is spoken by another. To take on , an expre ion in familiar use among soldiers that have enlisted for a limited period, to signify an extension of service by re-enlisting. To take the field , is to encamp, to commence the operations of a campaign. To take up , to seize; to catch; to arrest; as, to take up a deserter. To take up quarters , to occupy locally; to go into cantonments, barracks, etc.; to become stationary for more or le time. To take up the gauntlet , is to accept a challenge.