Abduct

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abduct \Ab*duct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abducted}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Abducting}.] [L. abductus, p. p. of abducere. See
     {Abduce}.]
     1. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a
        human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to
        kidnap.


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     2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary
        position.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abduct
       v 1: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and
            usually in order to extract a ransom; "The
            industrialist's son was kidnapped" [syn: {kidnap}, {nobble},
             {snatch}]
       2: pull away from the body; "this muscle abducts" [ant: {adduct}]