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English verb: abduct | |||
| 1. | abduct (contact) take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom | ||
| Samples | The industrialist's son was kidnapped. | ||
| Synonyms | kidnap, nobble, snatch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | seize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | impress, shanghai | ||
| Domain category | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense | ||
| 2. | abduct (contact) pull away from the body | ||
| Samples | This muscle abducts. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | draw, force, pull | ||
| Antonyms | adduct | ||
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