intake meaning and definition

INTAKE noun

Definition of intake (noun)

1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
   • synonyms: consumption, ingestion, uptake
2. an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
   • synonyms: inlet
3. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
   • synonyms: aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration