Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun uptake

2 senses of uptake

Sense 1
consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake -- (the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating))
       => bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity -- (an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity")

Sense 2
uptake -- (a process of taking up or using up or consuming; "they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids")
       => human process -- (a process in which human beings are involved)