What does take care of mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To look after, to provide care for.
  2. (transitive) To deal with, handle.
  3. (transitive, slang, euphemistic) To kill.
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Remember wolves hunt in packs but the wolf will take care of the sick, feed the old first, they do all of that.
I have almost always found that if you give well-screened renters a clean, well-maintained, well-appointed apartment they will take care of it.
Soldiers can still take care of firing ranges and training areas, but the rest can be farmed out.
They loved the baby, but felt too young to take care of her and decided to put her up for adoption.
They were expected to take care of themselves, and besides did not have the time to spend.
Mark was a large, strong guy who looked as if he could take care of troublesome people while whistling a merry tune.

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