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Definition of Intake
1. Noun. The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating).
Specialized synonyms: Eating, Feeding, Deglutition, Drink, Swallow, Suck, Sucking, Suction, Drinking, Imbibing, Imbibition
Generic synonyms: Activity, Bodily Function, Bodily Process, Body Process
Derivative terms: Consume, Ingest
2. Noun. An opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container.
Specialized synonyms: Air Horn, Siamese, Siamese Connection
Generic synonyms: Opening
3. Noun. The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing.
Group relationships: Breathing, External Respiration, Respiration, Ventilation
Generic synonyms: Breath
Specialized synonyms: Gasp, Pant, Drag, Puff, Pull
Derivative terms: Aspirate, Inhale, Inhale, Inspire
Definition of Intake
1. n. The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; -- opposed to outlet.
Definition of Intake
1. Noun. The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet. ¹
2. Noun. The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder. ¹
3. Noun. The quantity taken in. ¹
4. Noun. An act or instance of taking in: an intake of oxygen or food. ¹
5. Verb. To take or draw in (qualifier in all the senses of the noun). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Intake
1. the act of taking in [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intake
Literary usage of Intake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers by Diane Depanfilis (1992)
"The purpose of intake is to gather sufficient information from the ... intake
DECISIONS After analyzing the information gathered at this stage of the CPS ..."
2. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"There is strong and consistent evidence for the relationship between saturated
fat intake, high blood cholesterol, and increased risk for coronary heart ..."
3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"These findings are in agreement with the hypothesis that low selenium intake may
increase the risk of some cancers among men. 91-2246. ..."
4. Developing a Law Enforcement Stress Program for Officers and Their Families by Peter Finn, Julie E. Tomz (1998)
"However, most programs normally use three forms: a client intake form, a case
control ... They are unlikely to see the value of lengthy intake procedures. ..."
5. Report Of The Expert Panel On Population Strategies For Blood Cholesterol by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The panel does not recommend severe reduction of total fat intake; however, a
limit to total fat intake is a rational part of a program aimed at reducing ..."
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