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Uptake   /ˈəptˌeɪk/   Listen
Uptake

noun
1.
The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating).  Synonyms: consumption, ingestion, intake.
2.
A process of taking up or using up or consuming.



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"Uptake" Quotes from Famous Books



... habit of signing contracts, of avoiding the traps laid by the agents had given them all a keen sense of business. And the frequent traveling, in the absence of education, had made them sharp at understanding, quick in the uptake. Their clean-shaven faces fell into ...
— The Bill-Toppers • Andre Castaigne


Words linked to "Uptake" :   feeding, reuptake, sucking, suction, deglutition, human process, consumption, activity, body process, suck, re-uptake, drinking, swallow, imbibing, bodily process, imbibition, eating, bodily function, drink, ingestion


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