取

to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)

to communicate

attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

positioning; getting a position; taking a position

shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

to take off one's hat

listening comprehension; aural comprehension

hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing

debt collection; debt collector

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others

anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times)

Computing

prefetch

Linguistics

anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

currying favour; being anxious to please

bootlicker

to escape death; to be saved from death

to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace

hemming; bordering

to suffer an embarrassing defeat

to wind (thread, film, etc.)

to beat; to gain a point; to upset

to get sleep; to sleep

steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; coxswain

guidance; leadership; leader; director

to snatch; to steal

to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into

to perceive; to understand

to take revenge