uptake

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Noun

1. [[understanding|Understanding]]; [[comprehension]].
2. [[absorption|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]].

Verb

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.

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