abduct

2 definitions found

abduct - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary
        position.
        [1913 Webster]

abduct - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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, abduct,
           snatch]
      2: pull away from the body; "this muscle abducts" [ant:
         adduct]