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    abduct
    /əbˈdʌkt/

    verb

    • 1. take (someone) away by force or deception; kidnap: "the millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted"
    • 2. (of a muscle) move (a limb or part) away from the midline of the body or from another part: "the posterior rectus muscle, which abducts the eye"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABDUCTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Abduction is the act of making a person go somewhere with you, especially using threats or violence. It can also mean the movement of a body part away from the central part of the body or from another body part.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › abductAbduct Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Abduct means to seize and take away (a person) by force or to draw (a part of the body) away from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body. See synonyms, examples, word history, and legal and medical definitions of abduct.

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  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishABDUCT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone is abducted by another person, he or she is taken away illegally, usually using force. His car was held up and he was abducted by four gunmen. [ be VERB -ed ]

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › abductABDUCT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, especially to kidnap. Physiology. to move or draw away from the axis of the body or limb ( adduct). abduct. / æbˈdʌkt / verb. to remove (a person) by force or cunning; kidnap. (of certain muscles) to pull (a leg, arm, etc) away from the median axis of the body Compare adduct.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › abductedABDUCT Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    In the documentary, your wife says you were abducted in Kiev and beaten after voicing your desire to play in the NHL.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishABDUCTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. an abducting or being abducted. 2. Law. the carrying off of a person by force or fraud; esp., the kidnapping of a woman for marriage, prostitution, etc. 3. Physiology. a. an abducting of a part of the body. b. the changed position resulting from this. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  9. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › abductionAbduction Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ABDUCTION is the action of abducting : the condition of being abducted. How to use abduction in a sentence.