- a thing or a quantity taken in: an intake of students
- the act of taking in
- the opening through which fluid enters a duct or channel, esp the air inlet of a jet engine
- a ventilation shaft in a mine
- a contraction or narrowing: an intake in a garment
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•take /ˈɪnˌteɪk/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, etc.
- an act or instance of taking in.
- something taken in:[countable* usually singular]an intake of several thousand dollars a month.
in•take
(in′tāk′),USA pronunciation n.
- the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
- an act or instance of taking in:an intake of oxygen.
- something that is taken in.
- a quantity taken in:an intake of 50 gallons a minute.
- a narrowing;
contraction.
- noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase take in 1515–25
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intake /ˈɪnˌteɪk/ n
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- catchment
- dietetic
- dietetics
- fetal alcohol syndrome
- French paradox
- gasp
- nutrition
- phase
- snorkel
- supercharge
- supercharger
- turbocharger
- unit
- wired
- air scoop
- alcoholism
- appendix
- aspirator
- backfire
- bulimia
- caffeinism
- carbohydrate loading
- compression
- double overhead camshaft
- fluorosis
- gastrostomy
- hypervitaminosis
- hypobaropathy
- I-head engine
- intake manifold
- intake valve
- L-head engine
- marasmus
- molybdenosis
- orthomolecular
- Otto cycle
- overnutrition
- pant
- porting
- positive crankcase ventilation
- proctoclysis
- rickets
- throttle-body injection
- whoop
- sleeve valve