INTAKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intake mean? 

• INTAKE (noun)
  The noun INTAKE has 3 senses:

1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

2. an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container

3. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

  Familiarity information: INTAKE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTAKE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

consumption; ingestion; intake; uptake

Hypernyms ("intake" is a kind of...):

activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intake"):

eating; feeding (the act of consuming food)

deglutition; drink; swallow (the act of swallowing)

suck; sucking; suction (the act of sucking)

drinking; imbibing; imbibition (the act of consuming liquids)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

inlet; intake

Hypernyms ("intake" is a kind of...):

opening (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intake"):

air horn (air intake of a carburetor)

siamese; siamese connection (an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

aspiration; breathing in; inhalation; inspiration; intake

Hypernyms ("intake" is a kind of...):

breath (the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intake"):

gasp; pant (a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open)

drag; puff; pull (a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke))

Holonyms ("intake" is a part of...):

breathing; external respiration; respiration; ventilation (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)

 Context examples 

A history of daily food intake.

(Dietary History, NCI Thesaurus)

A broad group of psychological disorders with abnormal eating behaviors leading to physiological effects from overeating or insufficient food intake.

(Eating Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

The accumulation of galactose leads to mental retardation, liver damage and cataracts unless dietary intake of galactose is controlled.

(Feeder Pathways for Glycolysis, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A plan that specifies a diet, amount and schedule of nutritional intake.

(Feeding Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition that results from excessive fluorine intake during tooth development.

(Dental Fluorosis, NCI Thesaurus)

As daily food intake loads acid into the body, urinary acid excretion is essential, and urine pH can drop as low as 4.5.

(Collecting Duct Acid Secretion Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Previous research has shown that risk of dementia is reduced by higher fruit and vegetable intake, and cognitive function is better preserved in healthy older adults with a diet rich in plant-based foods.

(Blueberry Concentrate Improves Brain Function in Older People, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Earlier research has associated a high intake of carbohydrates with a higher estimated activity of this enzyme in adults, but the phenomenon hasn't been studied in children until now.

(Blood Fatty Acids Reveal Your Child's Diet, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

For example, there is a positive link between the moderate intake of milk during pregnancy and birth weight, length, and bone mineral content during childhood.

(Adequate intake of milk and dairy products in different life stages helps prevent chronic diseases, University of Granada)

A measurement of a subject's nutritional intake.

(Food Consumption, NCI Thesaurus)