intakenoun
uk/ˈɪn.teɪk/us/ˈɪn.teɪk/intake noun (BREATH)
[ C ] an act of taking in something, especially breath:
I heard a sharp intake of breath behind me.
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic
- asphyxia
- breath
- breathable
- breathe
- breathing
- breathless
- gasp
- heave
- huff
- respiration
- respiratory
- sigh
- sleep apnoea
- strangle
- strangulate
- suffocate
- suffocating
- winded
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intake noun (AMOUNT)
[ U ] the amount of a particular substance that is eaten or drunk during a particular time:
It says on the packet that four slices of this bread contains one half of your recommended daily intake of fibre.
[ U ] the number of people that are accepted at a particular time by an organization, especially a college or university:
The college has increased its intake of students by 50 percent this year.
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Diets & dieting
- anorexia nervosa
- balanced diet
- bulimia
- caloric
- calorie-controlled
- calorific
- comfort eating
- complex carbohydrate
- crash diet
- deficiency disease
- dietetics
- low-calorie
- macrobiotic
- malnourished
- nutraceutical
- nutritional
- nutritious
- slimmer
- sugar-free
- vegetarian
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Applying for a job
intake noun (OPENING)
[ C ] an opening through which air, liquid, or gas is taken in:
The Tornado jet fighter-bomber has two air intakes, one at the base of each wing.
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Holes, hollows and dips
- aperture
- cleft
- cranny
- dent
- depression
- dint
- dip
- donga
- eyehole
- orifice
- perforation
- piercing
- pinhole
- pit
- porosity
- porous
- puncture
- riddled
- tear 1
- wormhole
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