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Meaning of 'abduct' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Abduct [ v. t.]
- To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
- To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.

Meaning of 'abduct' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . abduct [ v]
Meaning (1):
- take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
Example in sentence:
  • The industrialist's son was kidnapped
Meaning (2):
- pull away from the body
Example in sentence:
  • this muscle abducts

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