[take in] vt (ca. 1515) 1: to draw into a smaller compass "take in the slack of a line": a: furl b: to make (a garment) smaller by enlarging seams or tucks
2. a: to receive as a guest or lodger b: to give shelter to c: to take to a police station as a prisoner
3: to receive as payment or proceeds
4: to receive (work) into one's house to be done for pay "take in washing"
5: to encompass within its limits
6. a: to include in an itinerary b: attend "take in a movie" 7: to receive into the mind: perceive 8: deceive, dupe