Taking
1Taking — Tak ing, a. 1. Apt to take; alluring; attracting. [1913 Webster] Subtile in making his temptations most taking. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. Infectious; contageous. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] {Tak ing*ly}, adv. {Tak ing*ness}, n. [1913… …
2Taking — Tak ing, n. 1. The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension. [1913 Webster] 2. Agitation; excitement; distress of mind. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] What a taking was he in, when your husband asked who was in the basket! Shak.… …
3Taking — A taking is an action by a government depriving a person of private real or personal property without the payment of just compensation. A government could effect this taking in several ways including:* physically occupying it and preventing… …
4Taking — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
5Taking Sides — is the name of two bands:*Taking Sides (Australian band) *Taking Sides (New Jersey band)Other uses: * Taking Sides (play) , a play turned into a movie by Ronald Harwood * Taking sides , a phrase meaning taking a position on one side of an… …
6Taking Children Seriously — Taking Children Seriously, TCS, is a worldwide parenting movement and educational philosophy based upon the idea that it is possible and desirable to raise and educate children without either doing anything to them against their will, or making… …
7Taking Off — may refer to: * Takeoff, a phase of flight in which an aircraft transitions from ground to air * Taking Off (film), a 1971 film comedy ** Taking Off (album), the soundtrack to the film * Taking Off (song) , a 2004 song by The Cure …
8Taking Five — is a 2007 movie about two high school girls who kidnap a band. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday, April 28, 2007. The movie was filmed at Juan Diego Catholic High School in Draper, Utah and Hillcrest High School in… …
9Taking-off — Tak ing off , n. 1. Removal; murder. See {To take off} (c), under {Take}, v. t. [1913 Webster] The deep damnation of his taking off. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Print.) The removal of sheets from the press. [Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. Act of… …
10Taking Off (album) — Taking Off is the soundtrack to the 1971 movie Taking Off directed by Miloš Forman and starring Lynn Carlin, Buck Henry and Georgia Engel. It includes two future artists in brief appearances: Kathy Bates (listed as Bobo Bates in the credits) and… …
