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Definition of Taking

1. Adjective. Very attractive; capturing interest. "A winning personality"

2. Noun. The act of someone who picks up or takes something. "Clothing could be had for the taking"

Definition of Taking

1. a. Apt to take; alluring; attracting.

2. n. The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.

Definition of Taking

1. Adjective. alluring; attractive. ¹

2. Noun. A seizure of someone's goods or possessions. ¹

3. Noun. An apprehension. ¹

4. Noun. That which has been gained. ¹

5. Verb. (present participle of take) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Taking

1. a seizure [n -S] - See also: seizure

Lexicographical Neighbors of Taking

takes time takest taketh takeuchiite takeup takeups takfiri takfiris takhi takhis

taki takier takiest takin takin' taking (current term) taking a hint taking action taking apart taking care

taking charge taking command taking control taking hold taking into custody taking on taking out taking out the trash

Literary usage of Taking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York by Daniel Defoe (1790)
"... and to keep guard in the cook-room, to prevent the men's taking it to eat raw, or taking it out of the pot before it was well boiled, and then to give ..."

2. The Constitution of the United States of America: With an Alphabetical by William Hickey, United States (1853)
"AN ACT providing for the taking of the seventh and subsequent censuses of the United States, and to fix the number of members of the House of ..."

3. The Constitution of the United States of America: With an Alphabetical by William Hickey, United States (1854)
"AN ACT providing for tlie taking of the seventh and subsequent censuses of the United States., and to fix the number of members of the House of ..."

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