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English noun: intake | |||
| 1. | intake (act) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | ||
| Synonyms | consumption, ingestion, uptake | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deglutition, drink, drinking, eating, feeding, imbibing, imbibition, suck, sucking, suction, swallow | ||
| 2. | intake (artifact) an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container | ||
| Synonyms | inlet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | opening | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air horn, siamese, siamese connection | ||
| 3. | intake (act) the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing | ||
| Synonyms | aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breath | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drag, gasp, pant, puff, pull | ||
| Part meronym | breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation | ||
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