Uptake Definition
ŭptāk
noun
A pipe carrying smoke and gases from a furnace to its chimney.
Webster's New World
Understanding; comprehension.
Very quick on the uptake.
American Heritage
The act of taking up; a drawing up, absorbing, etc.
Webster's New World
A ventilating shaft or pipe.
Webster's New World
(dated) A chimney.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
(archaic) To take up, to lift.
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Other Word Forms of Uptake
Noun
Singular:
uptake
Plural:
uptakesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Uptake
- quick (or slow) on the uptake
Origin of Uptake
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From Middle English uptaken, equivalent to up- +"Ž take.
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