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Taking
/ˈteɪkɪŋ/
To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.
📖 Definitions of "Taking"
- 1
To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.
"I'll take that plate off the table."
- 2
To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).
"The camera takes 35mm film."
- 3
To remove.
"take two eggs from the carton"
- 4
To have sex with.
- 1
The act by which something is taken.
- 2
A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
- 3
A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
- 4
(in the plural) Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).
"Count the shop's takings."
- 1
Alluring; attractive.
- 2
Infectious; contagious.
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