abduct

Definition of Abduct in English :

1. abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch

take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

Example Sentences:
'The industrialist's son was kidnapped'

2. abduct

pull away from the body

Example Sentences:
'this muscle abducts'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Abduct

verb (transitive)

1.

to remove (a person) by force or cunning; kidnap

2.

(of certain muscles) to pull (a leg, arm, etc) away from the median axis of the body

Compare adduct

verb transitive

1.

to take (a person) away unlawfully and by force or fraud; kidnap

2. Physiology

to pull (a part of the body) away from the median axis: said of a muscle

tr.v. ab·duct·ed, ab·duct·ing, ab·ducts

1. To carry off by force; kidnap.

2. Physiology To draw away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part or limb.