Abduct

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To carry off by force; kidnap.
  • v. Physiology To draw away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part or limb.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
  • v. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To lead away or carry off surreptitiously or by force; kidnap.
  • In physiology, to move or draw away (a limb) from the axis of the body, or (a digit) from the axis of the limb: opposed to adduct.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
  • v. pull away from the body
  • Verb Form
    abducted    abducting    abducts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    draw    pull    force   
    Form
    abducted    abducting    abductee    abductive   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    kidnap    transport    rape    ravish    ravish away    spirit away    spirits    crimp    shanghai    seize   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    bucked    chucked    conduct    construct    deconstruct    deduct    destruct    ducked    duct    fucked   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cardsharp    animadvert    amnesiac    asthore    exposer    described    allude    amor    narrate    paramour