take water

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take water - enter the water; "the wild ducks took water"

come in, enter, get in, go in, go into, move into, get into - to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"

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"If they follow thee hot and blind, looking only at thy shoulders, those who do not die up above will take water either here or lower down, for the Little People will rise up and cover them.

He was flying to the river, knife in hand, to check any dhole who dared to take water, when, from under a mound of nine dead, rose Akela's head and fore-quarters, and Mowgli dropped on his knees beside the Lone Wolf.

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Rohi said for keeping the body healthy, it is imperative that some solid diet should be taken first and then take water gradually as taking water with empty stomach is not good for intestine.