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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Uptake \Up*take"\, v. t.
     To take into the hand; to take up; to help. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
     Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Uptake \Up"take`\, n. (Steam Boilers)
     [1913 Webster]
     1. The pipe leading upward from the smoke box of a steam
        boiler to the chimney, or smokestack; a flue leading
        upward.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Understanding; apprehension. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Uptake \Up*take"\, v. t.
     To take into the hand; to take up; to help. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
     Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Uptake \Up"take`\, n. (Steam Boilers)
     1. The pipe leading upward from the smoke box of a steam
        boiler to the chimney, or smokestack; a flue leading
        upward.
  
     2. Understanding; apprehension. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  uptake
       n 1: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth
            (as by eating) [syn: consumption, ingestion, intake]
       2: a process of taking up or using up or consuming; "they
          developed paper napkins with greater uptake of liquids"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  uptake
     n.
     1 understanding; comprehension.
     2 absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism.
     3 The act of lifting or taking up.
     4 (lb en dated) A chimney.
     5 (lb en dated) The upcast pipe from the smokebox of a steam boiler
  towards the chimney.
     vb.
     1 (lb en archaic) To take up, to lift.
     2 To absorb, as food or a drug by an organism.
     3 To accept and begin to use, as a new practice.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  uptake
     n.
     1 understanding; comprehension.
     2 absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism.
     3 The act of lifting or taking up.
     4 (lb en dated) A chimney.
     5 (lb en dated) The upcast pipe from the smokebox of a steam boiler
  towards the chimney.
     vb.
     1 (lb en archaic) To take up, to lift.
     2 To absorb, as food or a drug by an organism.
     3 To accept and begin to use, as a new practice.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  uptake
     n.
     1 understanding; comprehension.
     2 absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism.
     3 The act of lifting or taking up.
     4 (lb en dated) A chimney.
     5 (lb en dated) The upcast pipe from the smokebox of a steam boiler
  towards the chimney.
     vb.
     1 (lb en archaic) To take up, to lift.
     2 To absorb, as food or a drug by an organism.
     3 To accept and begin to use, as a new practice.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  uptake
     n.
     1 understanding; comprehension.
     2 absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism.
     3 The act of lifting or taking up.
     4 (lb en dated) A chimney.
     5 (lb en dated) The upcast pipe from the smokebox of a steam boiler
  towards the chimney.
     vb.
     1 (lb en archaic) To take up, to lift.
     2 To absorb, as food or a drug by an organism.
     3 To accept and begin to use, as a new practice.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  uptake
     Englanti n.
     1 otto, absorbointi
     2 käsityskyky, hoksottimet

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  uptake
     Engelska n.
     1 upptagning, absorption
     2 uppfattning, förståelse
     3 (tagg ålderdomligt språk=en) skorsten
     Engelska vb.
     (tagg ålderdomligt språk=en) ta tag i, fatta, ta upp

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/
  المنفذ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/ 
  absorpce

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/ 
  požívání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/ 
  adsorpce

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/ 
  zdvihání

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/
  Auffassungsgabe , Auffassungsvermögen  [psych.]
        "be quick on the uptake"  - schnell begreifen, schnell schalten
        "be slow on the uptake"  - schwer von Begriff sein, eine lange Leitung haben

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/
  Verwerfung aufwärts
     Synonym: upcast
  
   see: rock fault, fault, faulting, dip-slip fault, throw, shift, shifting, dislocation, displacement, upslide, rock faults, faults, faultings, throws, shifts, shiftings, dislocations, displacements, upslides, thrust fault, hitch, circumferential fault, active fault, boundary fault, strike fault
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/
  Inanspruchnahme , Nutzung 
           Note: einer Sache
        "the uptake of health services"  - die Inanspruchnahme von Gesundheitsdiensten / Gesundheitseinrichtungen
        "the uptake of welfare benefits"  - die Inanspruchnahme von Sozialleistungen
     Synonyms: use, utilization, utilisation
  
   see: the purchase of services
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/
  Steigrohr , Steigleitung 
     Synonym: tubing
  
   see: uptakes
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/
  ausziehender Wetterschacht
     Synonyms: upcast ventilating shaft, upcast shaft
  
   see: air shaft, ventilation shaft, air shafts, ventilation shafts, downcast ventilating shaft, downcast shaft
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/
  Verständnis , Begreifen 

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/ 
  1. उद्ग्रहण
        "He was admitted to the hospital as his body's oxygen uptake decreased."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/
  dimnjak, dimovod, shvaćanje, ulazni kanal, unos

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/
  1. felszállócsô
  2. felszálló vezeték
  3. kihúzó légakna
  4. felfogás
  5. felvétel
  6. füstakna
  7. füstcsô
  8. kihúzó szellôzôakna
  9. felszálló légoszlop
  10. értelem
  11. adszorpció

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/
    [nieform]  be quick/slow on the uptake (be V: [:quick | :slow] :on :the :uptake)
   - szybko coś łapać, wolno coś łapać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/  
  1. ingesta
  2. consumo, utilização
  3. ajudar, auxiliar

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  uptake /ˈʌpteɪk/
  1. kaldırma, yükseltme
  2. kazandan bacaya giden boru
  3. (mad.) hava bacası. quick on the uptake (k. dili) hazırcevap, kavrayışlı, uyanık.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈəpˌteɪk/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 举起,拿起,力解;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 举起,拿起,理解,上风口,吸收

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