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English Dictionary: Abducting by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abducting
adj
  1. especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
    Synonym(s): abducent, abducting
    Antonym(s): adducent, adducting, adductive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Abduct \Ab*duct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abducted}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Abducting}.] [L. abductus, p. p. of abducere. See
      {Abduce}.]
      1. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a
            human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to
            kidnap.
  
      2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary
            position.
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