# intake

Pronunciation: say "IN-tayk" US/UK /ˈɪnteɪk/, AUS /ˈɪntæɪk/

## Noun

1. The amount or quantity of something taken into a body or system.
   - Simple: The amount of something that is taken in, such as food or air.
   - _Nutritionists recommend tracking your daily calorie intake._
   - _The clinic monitored each patient's fluid intake closely._
2. A single act or instance of taking something in.
   - Simple: An act of taking something in.
   - _A sudden intake of breath betrayed her shock._
   - _The pump's intake of seawater occurs at regular intervals._
3. The opening or point at which water, air, or another fluid enters a pipe or conduit, as opposed to the outlet.
   - Simple: The opening where water or air enters a pipe, not where it leaves.
   - _Divers cleared debris from the reservoir's intake before the pumps restarted._
   - _The engine draws cool air through an intake near the front bumper._
4. The group of people admitted to an organization or establishment at a particular time.
   - Simple: The group of people accepted into a school or organization at one time.
   - _The college welcomed its fall intake with a week of events._
   - _Each year's intake of recruits goes through the same orientation._
6. The point at which a tube or cylinder begins to contract or narrow.
   - Simple: The point where a tube or pipe starts to get narrower.
   - _Pressure builds as the flow reaches the intake of the tapering cylinder._
   - _The mold's intake is machined so the channel narrows evenly._
7. The screening of a young offender to determine whether they are released or referred for further handling.
   - Simple: The first step where workers check a young person who broke the law to decide what happens next.
   - _During intake, staff assess whether a juvenile needs counseling or a court referral._
   - _The county streamlined its intake to reduce time spent in detention._
8. An area of land that has been fenced or walled off from open ground.
   - Simple: A piece of land that has been fenced or walled off.
   - _They built a stone wall around the intake to keep the cattle in._
   - _The old intake on the moor's edge had reverted to rough grass._
9. A slang and derogatory term for a nostril, especially a large one. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A rude slang word for a nostril, especially a big one.
   - _The lad's enormous intake dripped in the cold wind._
   - _He laughed so hard you could see straight up both intakes._
10. A cheat or imposition: the act of deceiving or fooling someone. *(dialectal, UK)*
   - Simple: A trick or cheat that fools someone.
   - _Folk soon realized the cheap rent was an intake to lure tenants in._
   - _The traveling salesman's miracle cure was nothing but an intake._

## Verb

5. To take or draw something in, bringing it from outside.
   - Simple: To take or draw something in from outside.
   - _Fish intake oxygen through their gills._
   - _These vents intake outside air before filtering it._

## Origin

This word comes from a dialect used in Northern England and Scotland. It was formed from the verb "take in," equivalent to combining "in-" and "take."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/intake (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).