taking

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

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

Receipts, especially of money.

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.