Abduct
11abduct — UK [æbˈdʌkt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms abduct : present tense I/you/we/they abduct he/she/it abducts present participle abducting past tense abducted past participle abducted to take someone away from their home, family etc using force He …
12abduct — To move away from the median plane. SYN: abduce. * * * ab·duct ab dəkt, əb also ab . vt to draw away (as a limb) from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body <the peroneus longus extends, abducts, and everts the foot (C. R.… …
13abduct — 01. A father who was angry after losing custody of his children following his divorce has [abducted] the two children, and fled the country. 02. A rich businessman was [abducted] at gunpoint by four masked men who are asking for one million… …
14abduct — verb 1》 take (someone) away illegally by force or deception. 2》 Physiology (of a muscle) move (a limb or part) away from the midline of the body or from another participle The opposite of adduct1. Derivatives abductee noun abduction noun abductor …
15abduct — verb police were tipped off that Kiley was planning to abduct the congressman s wife Syn: kidnap, carry off, seize, capture, run away/off with, make off with, spirit away; informal snatch, shanghai …
16abduct — To take a child from its parent or a wife from her spouse surreptitiously or by force. Doss v State, 220 Ala 30, 123 So 231, 68 ALR 712; 1 Am J2d Abduct § 2. The word is derived from the Latin word abducere and means to lead away. Anno: 68 ALR… …
17abduct — v.tr. 1 carry off or kidnap (a person) illegally by force or deception. 2 (of a muscle etc.) draw (a limb etc.) away from the middle line of the body. Derivatives: abduction n. abductor n. Etymology: L abducere abduct (as AB , ducere draw) …
18abduct — transitive verb Etymology: Latin abductus, past participle of abducere, literally, to lead away, from ab + ducere to lead more at tow Date: 1825 1. to seize and take away (as a person) by force 2. to draw or spread away (as a limb or the fingers) …
19abduct — v. [L. abducere, to lead away] To draw away from position of median plane or axis …
20abduct — /ab dukt /, v.t. 1. to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, esp. to kidnap. 2. Physiol. to move or draw away from the axis of the body or limb (opposed to adduct). [1825 35; < L abductus, ptp. of abducere to… …
