Definition of intake

noun (n)

• the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) (noun.act)

  Synonym: consumption, ingestion, uptake
  

  source: wordnet30
• an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: inlet
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing (noun.act)

  Synonym: aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration
  

  source: wordnet30
• The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; -- opposed to outlet. (noun)

  source: webster1913

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