Intake

Quick meaning: Intake is a noun meaning The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.

Meaning

The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.

More Meanings

1. The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
2. The quantity taken in.
3. An act or instance of taking in.
4. The people taken into an organization or establishment at a particular time.
5. The process of screening a juvenile offender to decide upon release or referral.
6. A tract of land enclosed.
7. (slang, derogatory) A nostril, especially a large one.

Example Sentences

the intake of air

the new intake of students

an intake of oxygen or food

In 2010 almost 120,000 people died prematurely and 108 million life years were lost—because of inadequate vitamin A intake.

Word Forms

• intakes
• intaking
• intook
• intaken

Synonyms for intake

Depending on context, synonyms include consumption, uptake, ingestion.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ingestion, consumption, uptake, hydrant, pumping, catchment.

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