Definitions
1.nounUnderstanding; comprehension.
2.nounAbsorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism.
3.nounThe act of lifting or taking up.
4.nounA chimney.
5.nounThe upcast pipe from the smokebox of a steam boiler towards the chimney.
6.verbTo take up, to lift.
7.verbTo absorb, as food or a drug by an organism.
8.verbTo accept and begin to use, as a new practice.