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intake.

The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪnteɪk/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈɪntæɪk/Australia
  1. The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The quantity taken in.

    countable · uncountable
    the intake of air
  4. An act or instance of taking in.

    countable · uncountable
    an intake of oxygen or food
  5. A nostril, especially a large one.

    countable · derogatory · slang · uncountable
  6. The people taken into an organization or establishment at a particular time.

    countable · uncountable
    the new intake of students
  7. The process of screening a juvenile offender to decide upon release or referral.

    countable · uncountable
  8. A tract of land enclosed.

    countable · uncountable
  9. Any kind of cheat or imposition; the act of taking someone in.

    UK · countable · dialectal · uncountable
  10. The part of language input that is actually processed by a learner.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From English dialectal (Northern England/Scotland), deverbal of take in, equivalent to in- + take. More at in-, take.

verb/ˈɪnteɪk/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈɪntæɪk/Australia
  1. To take in or draw in; to bring in from outside.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From English dialectal (Northern England/Scotland), deverbal of take in, equivalent to in- + take. More at in-, take.

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