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

1. transitive verb. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
2. transitive verb. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.
3. verb. pull away from the body

   "this muscle abducts"

4. verb. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

   "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"

   Synonyms: kidnap, nobble, snatch

Synonyms

kidnap, nobble, snatch

Common word forms

abducts, abducted, abducting

Words from these letters

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