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to abduct
01
to illegally take someone away, especially by force or deception
Transitive: to abduct sb
Examples
The criminal attempted to abduct the child from the school playground.
02
to move a body part away from the center of the body or another part
Transitive: to abduct a body part
Examples
The doctor explained how the muscles abduct the arm when it is raised.
Lexical Tree
abducting
abduction
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abduct
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