1. (

• consumption ,
• ingestion ,
• intake ,
• uptake

) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) ;

2. (

• intake ,
• inlet

) an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container ;

3. (

• inhalation ,
• inspiration ,
• aspiration ,
• intake ,
• breathing_in

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