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Definition of: uptake
(up′tāk′) noun
1. The act of lifting or taking up.
2. A boiler flue that unites the combustion gases and carries them toward the smokestack.
3. An upward ventilating shaft in a mine.
4. Mental comprehension; understanding.
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