abducting

Definition of Abducting in English :

1. abducent, abducting

especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Abducting

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.