intake
The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.
Noun 4 meanings
The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.
The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
The quantity taken in.
“the intake of air”
An act or instance of taking in.
“an intake of oxygen or food”
Verb 1 meaning
To take in or draw in; to bring in from outside.
Etymology
From English dialectal (Northern England/Scotland), deverbal of take in, equivalent to in- + take. More at in-, take.
INTAKE at a glance
INTAKE has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + T 1 + A 1 + K 5 + E 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,237 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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