take in water

A form of take on water — To slowly fill with water, as due to a leak or being washed by high waves; to begin to sink.

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bilge
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Meanings

verbtake in water (third-person singular simple present takes in water, present participle taking in water, simple past took in water, past participle taken in water)

present singular third person takes in water · participle present taking in water · past took in water · participle past taken in water

  1. alternativeAlternative form of take on water.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbtake in water at the bilge

Similar
bilge
Broader
leak
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bilge

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

take in water. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20in%20water

MLA

“take in water.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20in%20water. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take in water,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20in%20water.

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