intake

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	breath,
definition	:	the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing (noun.act)

hyponym	:	gasp, pant,
definition	:	a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open (noun.act)

hyponym	:	drag, puff, pull,
definition	:	a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) (noun.act)

part meronym	:	breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation,
definition	:	the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation (noun.act)

2. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process,
definition	:	an organic process that takes place in the body (noun.process)

hyponym	:	eating, feeding,
definition	:	the act of consuming food (noun.act)

hyponym	:	deglutition, drink, swallow,
definition	:	the act of swallowing (noun.act)

hyponym	:	suck, sucking, suction,
definition	:	the act of sucking (noun.act)

hyponym	:	drinking, imbibing, imbibition,
definition	:	the act of consuming liquids (noun.act)

3. an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	opening,
definition	:	a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	air horn,
definition	:	air intake of a carburetor (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	siamese, siamese connection,
definition	:	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 (noun.artifact)

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

derivation	:	aspirate,
definition	:	suck in (air) (verb.body)

derivation	:	breathe in, inhale, inspire,
definition	:	draw in (air) (verb.body)

derivation	:	inhale,
definition	:	draw deep into the lungs in by breathing (verb.consumption)

5. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) (noun.act)

derivation	:	consume, have, ingest, take, take in,
definition	:	serve oneself to, or consume regularly (verb.consumption)

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

derivation	:	aspirate,
definition	:	suck in (air) (verb.body)

derivation	:	breathe in, inhale, inspire,
definition	:	draw in (air) (verb.body)

derivation	:	inhale,
definition	:	draw deep into the lungs in by breathing (verb.consumption)

7. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) (noun.act)

derivation	:	consume, have, ingest, take, take in,
definition	:	serve oneself to, or consume regularly (verb.consumption)