(transitive) To take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand; to take as hostage.

To form a close relationship with (someone). / To become interested in (something). / To begin living together with; to lodge with.

(idiomatic) To agree with what a person says, to be persuaded by their arguments.

To be in control of the steering wheel of a vehicle or a vessel. / (idiomatic, by extension) To assume control of a situation.

Alternative form of profit taking

The act of extracting profit, as cash or equivalent, from an investment, often by selling part of it.

plural of profit taking

To feel (and usually to show) resentment at another's actions or words.

(idiomatic) To testify as a witness in a trial.

(idiomatic) To assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend one's point of view or beliefs.