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ALL meanings of abduct

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  • verb abduct If someone is abducted by another person, he or she is taken away illegally, usually using force. 3
  • verb abduct to remove (a person) by force or cunning; kidnap 3
  • verb abduct (of certain muscles) to pull (a leg, arm, etc) away from the median axis of the body 3
  • verb transitive abduct to take (a person) away unlawfully and by force or fraud; kidnap 3
  • verb transitive abduct to pull (a part of the body) away from the median axis: said of a muscle 3
  • noun abduct Take (someone) away illegally by force or deception; kidnap. 1
  • verb with object abduct to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, especially to kidnap. 1
  • verb with object abduct Physiology. to move or draw away from the axis of the body or limb (opposed to adduct). 1
  • transitive verb abduct kidnap 1
  • verb abduct (Transitive Verb) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. 0
  • verb abduct (Transitive Verb) (physiology) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position; to move similar parts apart. 0
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