| NOUN | act | intake, consumption, ingestion, uptake | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) |
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| artifact | intake, inlet | an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container | |
| act | intake, inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, breathing in | the act of inhaling |
| Sounds | ih'ntey.k | |
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| Rhymes | ache ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk... | |
| Meaning | The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating). | |
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| Synonyms | consumption, ingestion, uptake | |
| Narrower | drinking, imbibing, imbibition | The act of consuming liquids / liquids |
| eating, feeding | The act of consuming food | |
| sucking, suck, suction | The act of sucking / sucking | |
| swallow, drink, deglutition | The act of swallowing | |
| Broader | bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity | An organic process that takes place in the body |
| Spanish | consumo, ingesta, ingestión | |
| Catalan | consum, ingesta, ingestió | |
| Meaning | An opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container. | |
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| Synonym | inlet | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | opening | A vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made |
| Spanish | toma | |
| Catalan | presa | |
| Meaning | The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing. | |
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| Synonyms | inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, breathing in | |
| Part of | breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation | The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation |
| Narrower | gasp, pant | A short labored / labored intake of breath with the mouth open |
| puff, drag, pull | A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) | |
| Broader | breath | The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing |
| Spanish | aspiración, inhalación, inspiración | |
| Catalan | aspiració, inhalació, inspiració | |
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