verb
- present participle of abduct; carrying away or kidnapping someone illegally or by force
- present participle of abduct; moving a body part away from the midline of the body
Usage: medical; anatomy
Examples
- The suspect was caught abducing the child from the playground.
- Police are investigating reports of someone abducing tourists.
- The physical therapist explained that abducing the arm helps strengthen shoulder muscles.
- The exercise involves abducing your legs while lying on your side.
- Security cameras captured footage of the criminal abducing the victim.
- The anatomy lesson covered abducing and adducting movements of the limbs.