English Online Dictionary. What means intake? What does intake mean?
English
Etymology
From English dialectal (Northern England/Scotland), deverbal of take in, equivalent to in- + take. More at in-, take.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪnteɪk/
Noun
intake (countable and uncountable, plural intakes)
- 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.
- An act or instance of taking in.
- (slang, derogatory) A nostril, especially a large one.
- The people taken into an organization or establishment at a particular time.
- The process of screening a juvenile offender to decide upon release or referral.
- A tract of land enclosed.
- (UK, dialect) Any kind of cheat or imposition; the act of taking someone in.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
intake (third-person singular simple present intakes, present participle intaking, simple past intook, past participle intaken)
- To take in or draw in; to bring in from outside.
Derived terms
- intaker
- intake manifold
- intake system
Anagrams
- Aitken, Kantei, kaiten, kentia, kinate, take in, take-in, tankie