uptake

1. The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) (synset 100839759)
   is a type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process - an organic process that takes place in the body
   subtypes:

   • eating, feeding - the act of consuming food
   • deglutition, drink, swallow - the act of swallowing
   • suck, sucking, suction - the act of sucking
   • drinking, imbibing, imbibition - the act of consuming liquids
   same as: consumption, ingestion, intake
2. A process of taking up or using up or consuming (synset 113592783)
   "they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids"
   is a type of: human process - a process in which human beings are involved
   subtypes: re-uptake, reuptake - a process of using up or consuming again

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