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 abduct abduct /æbˈdʌkt/

verb

  1. Pull away from the body  ( abduct )
    pull away from the body
     This muscle abducts
    this muscle abducts
  2. Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom  ( abduct , nobble [Informal, British] , snatch , kidnap )
    take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
     The industrialist's son was kidnapped
    The industrialist's son was kidnapped