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English noun: uptake | |||
| 1. | uptake (act) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | ||
| Synonyms | consumption, ingestion, intake | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deglutition, drink, drinking, eating, feeding, imbibing, imbibition, suck, sucking, suction, swallow | ||
| 2. | uptake (process) a process of taking up or using up or consuming | ||
| Samples | They developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | human process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | re-uptake, reuptake | ||
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