A system of drains.
A downward wind.
A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.
A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
The act by which something is taken.
Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).
A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
Alluring; attractive.