abduct

/əbˈdʌkt/

/əbˈdʌkt/

Other forms: abducted; abducting; abductee; abducts

To abduct someone is to commit the crime of kidnapping person and holding them for ransom.

Being abducted is one of the worst things that can happen to you. Fortunately, it's very rare. To abduct is to kidnap — to take someone against their will and imprison them. After an abduction, the abductors (kidnappers) may send a ransom note, asking for money.

Definitions of abduct

1. verb

   take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
   synonyms: kidnap, nobble, snatch

   types:

   impress, shanghai

   take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

   type of:

   seize

   take or capture by force
2. verb

   pull away from the body
   “this muscle abducts”

   antonyms:

   adduct

   draw a limb towards the body

   type of:

   draw, force, pull

   cause to move by pulling