uptake
[ uhp-teyk ]
/ ˈʌpˌteɪk /
noun
apprehension; understanding or comprehension; mental grasp: quick on the uptake.
an act or instance of taking up; a lifting: the uptake of fertilizer by machines.
Also called take-up. Machinery.
a pipe or passage leading upward from below, as for conducting smoke or a current of air.
Physiology.
absorption.
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British Dictionary definitions for uptake
uptake
/ (ˈʌpˌteɪk) /
noun
a pipe, shaft, etc, that is used to convey smoke or gases, esp one that connects a furnace to a chimney
mining another term for upcast (def. 2)
taking up or lifting up
the act of accepting or taking up something on offer or available
quick on the uptake informal
quick to understand or learn
slow on the uptake informal
slow to understand or learn
Medical definitions for uptake
uptake
[ ŭp′tāk′ ]
n.
The absorption by a tissue of a substance, such as a nutrient, and its permanent or temporary retention.
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uptake
see on the uptake.