Dictionary Entry
abduct
abduct is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
- 2transitive verb
To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.
- 3verb
pull away from the body
"this muscle abducts"
- 4verb
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
"The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
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