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uptake - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'uptake' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Uptake [ n.]
- The pipe leading upward from the smoke box of a steam boiler to the chimney, or smokestack; a flue leading upward.
- Understanding; apprehension.
2 . Uptake [ v. t.]
- To take into the hand; to take up; to help.

Meaning of 'uptake' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . uptake [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a process of taking up or using up or consuming
Example in sentence:
  • they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids