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uptakes

uptakes is the plural of uptake.

Meaning of uptake

Noun

uptake (countable and uncountable, plural uptakes)

  1. Understanding; comprehension.
  2. Absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism.
  3. The act of lifting or taking up.
  4. (dated) A chimney.
    • The design provides for continuous smoke troughs of reinforced concrete, vented by circular uptakes, and the turntable area will be covered, using precast reinforced concrete bars down both sides of each track.1951 January, “Notes and News: New Roof for Cricklewood M.P.D.”, in Railway Magazine, page 67
  5. (dated) The upcast pipe from the smokebox of a steam boiler towards the chimney.

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Questions about uptakes

What is uptakes the plural of?
Uptakes is the plural of uptake.

Words near uptakes in the dictionary

  1. Uptains
  2. uptake
  3. uptaken
  4. uptaker
  5. uptakers
  6. uptakes
  7. uptaking
  8. uptakings
  9. uptalk
  10. uptalked
  11. uptalker

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