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    abduct
    /əbˈdʌkt/

    verb

    • 1. take (someone) away by force or deception; kidnap: "the millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted"
    • 2. (of a muscle) move (a limb or part) away from the midline of the body or from another part: "the posterior rectus muscle, which abducts the eye"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABDUCTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ABDUCTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of abduct 2. to force someone to go somewhere with you, often…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › abductAbduct Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Oct 9, 2012 · transitive verb. 1. : to seize and take away (a person) by force. The girl was abducted by kidnappers. 2. : to draw or spread away (a part of the body, such as a limb or the fingers) from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body or from the axis of a limb. a muscle that abducts the arm.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABDUCT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Quite a few of these were abducted from small towns and villages rather than being volunteers. From the Cambridge English Corpus Some people prefer to adduct the other fingers and some abduct the other fingers so as not to disturb manipulation.

  5. www.straitstimes.com › singapore › courts-crimeSheng Siong kidnapping: Singapore was a hotbed of abductions in...

    Jan 10, 2014 · He was abducted at 7.15am in full view of children heading to the nearby Sam Kiang Public School. The 60-year-old was released four days later after a $150,000 ransom was paid.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryABDUCT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    abduct verb [T] (MOVE BODY PART) medical specialized. to move a part of the body away from the central part of the body or away from another body part: Listen for a clicking sound as the child's hips are abducted. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishabduct verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of abduct verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › KidnappingKidnapping - Wikipedia

    One notorious failed example of kidnap for ransom was the 1976 Chowchilla bus kidnapping, in which 26 children were abducted with the intention of bringing in a $5 million ransom. The children and driver escaped from an underground van without the aid of law enforcement. [ 58 ]

  9. theconversation.com › child-abductions-can-be-hard-to-identify-and-people-mayChild abductions can be hard to identify, and people may not know...

    Dec 12, 2023 · New research shows that witnesses had difficulty determining when a child abduction was taking place.

  10. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesPilot cleared of abducting girl, 9, outside Harrods - BBC

    Oct 29, 2024 · Reuters. The girl from France became separated from her family on 22 April. A former US Air Force pilot accused of kidnapping a nine-year-old girl outside Harrods and then sexually assaulting her ...

  11. www.nytimes.com › 2024/11/02 › worldIsrael Says Elite Naval Commandos Abducted Hezbollah Operative

    3 days ago · Nov. 2, 2024 Updated 4:21 p.m. ET. Israeli naval commandos, ferried by speedboats, captured a man Israel called a senior Hezbollah operative in a sea-and-land operation on Friday that marked the ...