abducting
present participle ofabduct
abduct
verb[T]
uk/æbˈdʌkt/us/æbˈdʌkt/abductverb[T](TAKE A PERSON)
toforcesomeone to gosomewherewith you, often usingthreatsorviolence:
Thecompanydirectorwas abductedfromhiscarbyterrorists.
Synonyms
kidnap
snatch(TAKE QUICKLY)
to take someone somewhere
- takeI have to take my mother to the doctor today.
- go withI offered to go with him to the police station.
- come withCan you come to the hospital with me?
- accompanyChildren under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
- driveMy husband usually drives the kids to school.
- give someone a liftCan you give me a lift into town?
abductverb[T](MOVE BODY PART)
medicalspecialized
tomoveapartof thebodyaway from thecentralpartof thebodyor away from anotherbodypart:
Listen for aclickingsoundas the child'shipsare abducted.
Direction of motion
- A, a
- abduct
- abduction
- adduct
- adduction
- course
- crow
- direction
- en route
- facing
- follow
- from A to Bidiom
- go
- head firstidiom
- inland
- into
- overland
- R, r
- right
- the right/wrong/other way aroundidiom
Examplesofabducting
abducting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Breathy voice is implemented primarily throughabductingthe vocal folds via the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles.
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It also points to the public nature of theabducting'ceremony'.
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The rebels on the other hand had few problems in replenishing and expanding their military stock byabductingyoung men in the territories they overran.
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Theabductingmen carried cudgels hidden in their clothes but took them out only if necessary.
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The widow was confronted by anabductingparty with a sedan chair ready to take her away.
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In one experiment, we gave participants a choice betweenabductingor adducting their hand in picking up the bar.
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In the old days one of the favourite local hobbies of the lads of the village wasabductingwealthy heiresses.
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In some cases, we know that theabductingparent has agreed to return the child voluntarily.
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Are there any other known cases of a burglar being disturbed andabductinga house owner in his or her own car?
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It may be that such an offender did not get any further thanabductingthe child because the child was rescued before any more serious offence was committed.
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Surely the purpose of the convention also is to prevent any party from gaining an advantage in an application for care and custody byabductinga child to another country.
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So they have taken toabductingschoolchildren.
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Despite the desirability of criminal sanctions, it is certainly my hope that theabductingparent will still be first and foremost answerable to the court whose order has been flouted.
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It isabductingchildren—a ghastly business.
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People with a lesion of superior gluteal nerve have weakness ofabductingthe thigh at the hip.
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