uptake meaning

uptake as a noun

1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

   Synonyms: consumption, ingestion, intake

   Type of: bodily process

   Kinds: eating, swallow, sucking, drinking

2. a process of taking up or using up or consuming
   • they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids

   Type of: human process

   Kinds: reuptake

How to pronounce uptake

uptake is pronounced /ˈʌpteɪk/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.