Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capturing interest; fetching.
- adjective Contagious; catching. Used of an infectious disease.
- noun The act of one that takes.
- noun Something taken, as a catch of fish.
- noun Law An action by a government, especially under the power of eminent domain, that deprives a private owner of real property or of the use and enjoyment of that property.
- noun Informal Receipts, especially of money.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of one who takes, in any sense.
- noun The state of being taken; especially, a state of agitation, distress, or perplexity; predicament; dilemma.
- noun That which takes.
- noun Hence— An attack of sickness; a sore.
- noun That which is taken.
- noun In printing, same as
take , 3 . - Captivating; engaging; attractive; pleasing.
- Blighting; baleful; noxious; spreading contagion; infectious.
- Easily taken; contagious; catching.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
- noun colloq. Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
- noun obsolete Malign influence; infection.
- adjective Apt to take; alluring; attracting.
- adjective obsolete Infectious; contageous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
alluring ;attractive . - noun uncountable A
seizure of someone's goods or possessions. - noun uncountable An
apprehension . - noun countable That which has been gained.
- verb Present participle of
take .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective very attractive; capturing interest
- noun the act of someone who picks up or takes something
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Examples
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Give it a fair trial and you will agree that taking pictures -- the mere _taking_, with no bothering your head about developing, printing, toning and the like -- is a matter no more baffling than the simple art of learning to punch the letters on the keyboard of a typewriter.
If You Don't Write Fiction Charles Phelps Cushing
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It proved to be a _taking in_, instead of a _taking up_, and the taking in was on the other side.
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Had Rob Hulse not turned an easy chance over the crossbar in the 80th minute after the United goalkeeper parried a shot from Commons into his path, the home side, with David Lowe taking charge in the dugout and Robbie Savage reinstated as a substitute, would be taking a two-goal lead into the return leg on January
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“I care about her a lot,” he admitted, his expression taking on a faroff look.
Hell’s Gate Stephen Frey 2009
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“I care about her a lot,” he admitted, his expression taking on a faroff look.
Hell’s Gate Stephen Frey 2009
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“I care about her a lot,” he admitted, his expression taking on a faroff look.
Hell’s Gate Stephen Frey 2009
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Like thieves, murderers and traffic wardens, they seem to rejoice in taking from the world rather than adding to it.
I Thought We Were Trying To Build A Better World Here… - :: gia’s blog :: 2007
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Aaron Peirsol also defended his title taking the gold in the men's 100 meter backstroke and breaking the world record.
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Aaron Peirsol also defended his title taking the gold in the men's 100 meter backstroke and breaking the world record.
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Taking a safe direction in life (skyabs-'gro, taking refuge) is an active process, not a passive one of seeking protection from higher powers, as the term taking refuge might imply.
madmouth commented on the word taking
"Yes, she certainly is an odd child, but there is something kind of taking about her after all" (-Mrs. Rachel Lynde)
June 8, 2009