The act by which something is taken.
(uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
(uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
(in the plural) Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).
present participle and gerund of take
Alluring; attractive.
(obsolete) Infectious; contagious.