Taking

·adj Infectious; contageous.

II. Taking ·noun Malign influence; infection.

III. Taking ·adj Apt to take; alluring; attracting.

IV. Taking ·noun Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.

V. Taking ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Take.

VI. Taking ·noun The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.

taking
Distress of mind.--Johnson. What a taking was he in, when your husband asked who was in the basket?...

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Leave-taking
·noun Taking of leave; parting compliments. ...

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Nap-taking
·noun A taking by surprise; an unexpected onset or attack. ...

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Side-taking
·noun A taking sides, as with a party, sect, or faction. ...

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Taking-off
·add. ·noun The removal of sheets from the press. II. Taking-off ·noun Removal; murder. ·see To tak...

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taking in
The act of brailing up and furling sails at sea; generally used in opposition to setting. (See furl,...

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taking off
Said of tides, when decreasing from the spring-tides. ...

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water-taking
A pond, the water of which is potable. ...

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taking a departure
Determining the place of a ship by means of the bearing and distance of a known object, and assuming...

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