English noun: ingestion | |||
1. | ingestion (act) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | ||
Synonyms | consumption, intake, uptake | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deglutition, drink, drinking, eating, feeding, imbibing, imbibition, suck, sucking, suction, swallow | ||