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in•take
Pronunciation: (in'tāk"), [key]—
n.
1. the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
2. an act or instance of taking in:
an intake of oxygen.
3. something that is taken in.
4. a quantity taken in:
an intake of 50 gallons a minute.
5. a narrowing; contraction.
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