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intakes

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noun

  1. The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.
  2. The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
  3. The quantity taken in.“the intake of air”
  4. An act or instance of taking in.“an intake of oxygen or food”

verb

  1. To take in or draw in; to bring in from outside.

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