3 definitions
for abducting
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary
position.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
abducting \abducting\ adj.
1. (Physiol.) drawing away from the midline of the body or
from an adjacent part; -- used especially of muscles
adducent
Syn: abducent
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
abducting
adj : especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the
body or from an adjacent part [syn: abducent] [ant: adducent]
