intake
/ˈɪnteɪk/
noun
- 1
The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.
- 2
The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
- 3
The quantity taken in.
“the intake of air”
- 4
An act or instance of taking in.
“an intake of oxygen or food”
- 5
The people taken into an organisation or establishment at a particular time.
“the new intake of students”
- 6
A tract of land enclosed.
- 7
Any kind of cheat or imposition; the act of taking someone in.
verb
- 1
To take in or draw in; to bring in from outside.
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