Uptake
noun
1.
apprehension; understanding or comprehension; mental grasp:
quick on the uptake.
2.
an act or instance of taking up; a lifting:
the uptake of fertilizer by machines.
3.
Also called take-up. Machinery. a pipe or passage leading upward from below, as for conducting smoke or a current of air.
4.
Physiology. absorption.
noun
1.
a pipe, shaft, etc, that is used to convey smoke or gases, esp one that connects a furnace to a chimney
2.
(mining) another term for upcast (sense 2)
3.
taking up or lifting up
4.
the act of accepting or taking up something on offer or available
5.
(informal) quick on the uptake, quick to understand or learn
6.
(informal) slow on the uptake, slow to understand or learn
uptake up·take (ŭp’tāk’)
n.
The absorption by a tissue of a substance, such as a nutrient, and its permanent or temporary retention.
upstairs
see: on the uptake
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