Uptake (Noun)

Meaning ¹

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

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Ingestion
• Intake
• Consumption

Hypernyms

• Bodily Function
• Body Process
• Bodily Process

Hyponyms

• Sucking
• Swallow
• Deglutition
• Feeding
• Suck
• Eating
• Imbibition
• Drink
• Drinking
• Suction
• Imbibing

Meaning ²

A process of taking up or using up or consuming; "they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Hyponyms

• Re-uptake