abduct
v. kidnap, carry off by force (especially of a person); pull away from the main axis of the body (Anatomy) | ||||
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Abducting Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abducting
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abduct
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abduct
| WordNet 2.0 |
abducting
Adjective
1. especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
(synonym) abducent
(classification) physiology
Adjective
1. especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
(synonym) abducent
(classification) physiology
abduct
Verb
1. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
(synonym) kidnap, nobble, snatch
(hypernym) seize
(hyponym) shanghai, impress
(derivation) abduction
(classification) crime, law-breaking
2. pull away from the body; "this muscle abducts"
(antonym) adduct
(hypernym) pull, draw, force
(derivation) abduction
Abducting Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Kidnapping
Kidnapping, a word derived from kid, meaning child and nap (nab) meaning snatch, recorded since 1673, was originally used as a term for the practice of stealing children for use as servants or laborers in the American colonies. It has come to mean any illegal capture or detention of a person or people against their will, regardless of age. Since 1768 the term abduction was also used in this sense.
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