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Intake   /ˈɪntˌeɪk/   Listen
Intake

noun
1.
The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating).  Synonyms: consumption, ingestion, uptake.
2.
An opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container.  Synonym: inlet.
3.
The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing.  Synonyms: aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration.



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"Intake" Quotes from Famous Books



... his delirium as he climbed, and then apparently catching his breath he rested before he called out: "I'm comin' down, clear the track for old Dan Tucker," and from the convulsive gripping of his hands and arms and the hysterical intake of his breath we who had seen Joe Nevison dive from the top of the old tree, from limb to limb to the bottom, knew what he was doing. His heart was thumping audibly when he finished, and we tried to calm him. For a while we all sat about him ...
— In Our Town • William Allen White



Words linked to "Intake" :   siamese connection, breathing, imbibition, siamese, suction, gasp, puff, swallow, body process, drinking, feeding, drink, drag, ventilation, activity, bodily process, air horn, eating, breath, sucking, opening, pull, bodily function, imbibing, deglutition, pant, respiration, external respiration, suck



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