Meaning of INTAKE
| Pronunciation: | | 'in`teyk
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- [n] the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
- [n] an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
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| | Synonyms: | | consumption, ingestion, uptake |
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| | See Also: | | activity, air horn, bodily function, bodily process, body process, deglutition, drink, drinking, eating, feeding, imbibing, imbibition, opening, suck, sucking, suction, swallow | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In"take`\, n.
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.
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