uptake
(up′tāk′)
noun
- the act of taking up; a drawing up, absorbing, etc.
- a pipe carrying smoke and gases from a furnace to its chimney
- a ventilating shaft or pipe
See uptake in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- A passage for drawing up smoke or air.
- Understanding; comprehension: very quick on the uptake.
- An act of taking in or absorbing, especially into a living organism.
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