takin

«takin» in Mova's school dictionary: A large, strong, goat-like animal with thick golden or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a takin, takins); also informal clipped spelling «takin'» of «taking»

meaning for a pupil

1) A large, strong, goat-like animal with thick golden or brown fur and short horns that lives in the mountains of the Himalayas and China. tree →

2) (informal, written speech) «Takin'» is «taking» with the «g» dropped, as in «I'm takin' the bus». tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and zoo lessons the takin is an unusual mountain mammal related to sheep and goats. In stories and comics «takin'» shows a character's casual or regional way of speaking. Phrases: «golden takin», «takin' it easy», «what are you takin'?».

examples

• The takin lives high in the mountains of Asia. tree →
• Takins have thick fur to keep warm in the snow. tree →
• We saw a golden takin at the zoo. tree →
• The takin is related to sheep and goats. tree →
• (informal) «I'm takin' the dog for a walk,» he shouted. tree →
• (informal) «You takin' the mick?» (UK slang for «are you joking/teasing me?») tree →
• (informal) «Who's takin' the last cookie?» tree →

note

As an animal it is pronounced «TAH-kin». In writing speech, «takin'» usually has an apostrophe to show the missing «g». In proper writing use «taking». «Taking the mick» is UK slang, mild and informal.

In the corpora

• Some people think the golden takin's shining coat inspired the Greek legend of the Golden Fleece.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «takin» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.