Abduct
21abduct — verb /æbˈdʌkt/ a) To take away secretly by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap. b) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position. Syn …
22abduct — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. kidnap, carry off, steal, spirit away, shanghai, snatch. See stealing. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. kiDNAp, seize, carry off; see kiDNAp . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. kidnap, steal away, make off… …
23abduct — ab|duct [əbˈdʌkt, æb ] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of abducere, from ab away + ducere to lead ] to take someone away by force = ↑kidnap ▪ She was abducted late last night. >abductor n >abduction [əbˈdʌkʃən, æb …
24abduct — ab|duct [ æb dʌkt ] verb transitive to take someone away from their home, family, etc. using force: KIDNAP: He was abducted at gunpoint. ╾ ab|duc|tion [ æb dʌkʃən ] noun count or uncount …
25abduct — [[t]æbdʌ̱kt[/t]] abducts, abducting, abducted VERB If someone is abducted by another person, he or she is taken away illegally, usually using force. [be V ed] He was on his way to the airport when his car was held up and he was abducted by four… …
26abduct — ab·duct || æb dÊŒkt v. kidnap, carry off by force (especially of a person); pull away from the main axis of the body (Anatomy) …
27abduct — v. a. Take away (surreptitiously or forcibly, or both), kidnap, carry off, run away with, run off with, spirit away, drag away …
28abduct — verb (T) to take someone away by force; kidnap: Police suspect she was abducted late last night. abductor noun (C) abduction noun (C, U) …
29abduct — v 1.(usu. of persons) carry off, rape, seize, steal, make off or away with; kidnap, Sl. snatch, seize as hostage, hold for ransom; run off with, spirit away, steal away; lay hold of, lay hands on; (usu. in reference to military service) impress,… …
30abduct — ab·duct …
