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abduct

/ abduct /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
pull away from the body
"this muscle abducts"
Opposites:
adduct
Type of:
pull draw force
Derived:
abduction abductor abductor muscle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
"The industrialist''s son was kidnapped"
Type of:
seize
Kinds of:
shanghai impress
Derived:
kidnapping snatch kidnapper abductor snatcher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
crime law-breaking
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
1
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pull draw force adduct seize shanghai impress