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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024up•take /ˈʌpˌteɪk/USA pronunciation n. - understanding or comprehension;
mental grasp:[uncountable]quick on the uptake. - [countable] an act or instance of taking up.
- Mechanical Engineering[countable] a flue leading upward from below, such as for conducting smoke or a current of air.
- [uncountable] the absorption of substances, as nutrients, by the tissues of the body.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024up•take (up′tāk′),USA pronunciation n. - apprehension;
understanding or comprehension;
mental grasp:quick on the uptake. - an act or instance of taking up;
a lifting:the uptake of fertilizer by machines. - Mechanical EngineeringAlso called take-up. [Mach.]a pipe or passage leading upward from below, as for conducting smoke or a current of air.
- [Physiol.]absorption.
- 1810–20; up- + take; compare take-up
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: uptake /ˈʌpˌteɪk/ n - a pipe, shaft, etc, that is used to convey smoke or gases, esp one that connects a furnace to a chimney
- taking up or lifting up
- the act of accepting or taking up something on offer or available
- quick on the uptake ⇒ informal quick to understand or learn
- slow on the uptake ⇒ informal slow to understand or learn
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