Intake

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  • noun. An opening by which a fluid is admitted into a container or conduit.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The act of taking in.
  • noun. The quantity taken in.
  • noun. Something, especially energy, taken in.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Land taken in from a waste place, or from a common or tidal river.
  • noun. A taking or drawing in.
  • noun. That which is taken in. Specifically
  • noun. Quantity taken in.
  • noun. A tract of land, as of a common, inclosed; an inclosure; part of a common field planted or sown when the other part lies fallow.
  • noun. Also intack.
  • noun. The point at which a narrowing or contraction begins, as in a tube or a stocking.
  • noun. In hydraulics, the point at which water is received into a pipe or channel: opposed to outlet.
  • noun. In mining: The airway going inbye, or toward the interior of the mine.
  • noun. The air moving in that direction.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The place where water, air, or other substance is taken into a pipe, conduit, or machine; -- opposed to outlet.
  • noun. the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
  • noun. The quantity taken in.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.
  • noun. The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
  • noun. The quantity taken in.
  • noun. An act or instance of taking in: an intake of oxygen or food.
  • verb. To take or draw in (in all the senses of the noun).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
  • noun. an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
  • noun. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
  • Word Usage
    "Well, the way our office worked, you sat down and, about every two weeks, and did what we called intake, and it still works that way."
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