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MrPernickety Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning of "uptake"

Hi,

I heard this sentence:

there's an uptake in swine flue

Clearly, "uptake" here means "increase" (doesn't it?), yet I tried to find a meaning of "uptake" in the dictionary that would fit the context of that sentence, and to no avail - I came up empty.

So, does "uptake" really mean "increase" in your book?

Thanks !
  

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Hi I have never heard it used to mean 'an increase'. Swine flu (no 'e' on flu). Flue - a pipe taking smoke or hot gases from a boiler or fire to the outside.

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  • Swine flu (no 'e' on flu).
  • Flue - a pipe taking smoke or hot gases from a boiler or fire to the outside.
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Hi

I have never heard it used to mean 'an increase'.

Swine flu (no 'e' on flu).

Flue - a pipe taking smoke or hot gases from a boiler or fire to the outside.
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MrPernicketythere's an uptake in swine flue
I think the word you're looking for is "uptick"
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RayH
I think the word you're looking for is "uptick"


I heard that phrase on radio (at least I think that was it), but you shook my belief, and perhaps I heard something else.

So, "uptick" fits the bill then. I see your point.

Thanks a lot for the help !

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I guess it's possible that in the context of the show "uptake" would fit but I think it's more likely that the speaker goofed. In any case "uptick" is most likely the intended meaning if not the intended word.
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Upswing is the word that came to my mind. I'd never heard of uptick, so thanks for adding to my vocabulary, RayH.
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