What is the meaning of the word "abduct"?
Definitions:
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Refers to a specific movement in anatomy, where a body part if moved away from the central axis of the body or from another part.
VERB
- The therapist instructed the patient to abduct his arm during the exercise.
- The therapist instructed the patient to abduct his arm during the exercise.
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To take someone away illegally by force or deception. VERB
- The child was abducted from the playground by a stranger.
- The child was abducted from the playground by a stranger.