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abduction

ab·duc·tion

abduction

 
pronunciation:
b duhk shn
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act of kidnapping.
Together they planned the abduction of the heiress.The boy's abduction was immediately reported in the newspapers.
similar words:
snatch
definition 2: of a muscle, the act or process of drawing away from the main axis of the body.
The leg injury has made abduction very painful.
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