Thesaurus: intake

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1. n. The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; -- opposed to outlet.
2. n. the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
3. n. The quantity taken in; as, the intake of air.
4. n. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
5. n. an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
6. n. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
7. 1. The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; -- opposed to outlet. 2. the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder. 3. The quantity taken in; as, the intake of air.
8. n:100 n. an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container