Look up: Taking

1. Taking
   Tak'ing adjective 1. Apt to take; alluring; attracting. « Subtile in making his temptations most taking .» Fuller. 2. Infectious; contageous. [ Obsolete] Beau. & Fl. -- Tak'ing*ly ,
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2. Taking
   Tak'ing noun 1. The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension. 2. Agitation; excitement; distress of mind. [ Colloq.] « What a taking was he in, when your husband asked who was in the basket!» S...
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3. Taking
   • (a.) Infectious; contageous. • (n.) Malign influence; infection. • (n.) The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Take • (a.) Apt to take; alluring; attracting. • (n.) Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
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4. taking
   
   • carry out
   • as of time or space
   • interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
   • require as useful, just, or proper
   • pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
   • travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
   • receive willingly something given or offered
   • assume, as of positions or roles
   • consider,...
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   • Taking
     The act of laying hold upon an article, with or without removing the same; a felonious taking is not sufficient without a carrying away, to constitute the crime of larceny. And when the taking has been legal, no subsequent act will make it a crime. The taking is either actual or constructive. The fo...
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   • Taking
     Government process of obtaining private land for public purposes using eminent domain.
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