Abducts - English meaning

Abducts – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Take (someone) away illegally by force or deception; kidnap.
Usage examples:
The millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted
Synonims:
Kidnap Carry off Seize Capture Run away/off with Make off with Spirit away Hold hostage Hold to ransom Hijack Snatch Shanghai Nobble Ravish Rape
verb
(of a muscle) move (a limb or part) away from the midline of the body or from another part.
Usage examples:
The posterior rectus muscle, which abducts the eye
verb
Take (someone) away by force or deception; kidnap.
Usage examples:
The millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted

verb
To take a person away by force
Usage examples:
Kidnappers abducted the child from the playground., [ c ] the abduction took place in front of seve…

Abducts translation into English

Abducts: translate from English into Chinese

绑架, 拐, 诱拐, 拐走, 胁持

Abducts: translate from English into Dutch

Ontvoert, Ontvoeren, Wegvoeren, Afvoeren, Wegtrekken

Abducts: translate from English into French

Enlève, Enlever

Abducts: translate from English into German

Entführt, Entführen, Rauben, Verschleppen

Abducts: translate from English into Hindi

अपहरण, अपहरण करना

Abducts: translate from English into Italian

Rapisce, Rapire, Portare via

Abducts: translate from English into Korean

납치, 유괴하다, 외전시키다

Abducts: translate from English into Russian

Похищает, Похищать, Отводить, Насильно увозить, Насильно уводить, Обманом увозить, Оттягивать

Abducts: translate from English into Spanish

Secuestra, Secuestrar, Raptar

Word origin

early 17th century: from Latin abduct- ‘led away’, from the verb abducere, from ab- ‘away, from’ + ducere ‘to lead’.

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Abducts – similar words

abductions

noun
The action of forcibly taking someone away against their will.
Usage examples:
They organized the abduction of mr cordes on his way to the airport

noun
The act of making a person go somewhere with you, especially using threats or violence
Usage examples:
There has been a series of abductions of young children from schools in the area., he was charged w…

Abductions - all meanings in English

abduction

noun
The action of forcibly taking someone away against their will.
Usage examples:
They organized the abduction of mr cordes on his way to the airport

noun
The act of making a person go somewhere with you, especially using threats or violence
Usage examples:
There has been a series of abductions of young children from schools in the area., he was charged w…

Abduction - all meanings in English

abducting

verb
Take (someone) away illegally by force or deception; kidnap.
Usage examples:
The millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted

verb
Present participle of abduct
Usage examples:
The company director was abducted from his car by terrorists., listen for a clicking sound as the c…

Abducting - all meanings in English

abducted

verb
Take (someone) away illegally by force or deception; kidnap.
Usage examples:
The millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted

verb
Past simple and past participle of abduct
Usage examples:
The company director was abducted from his car by terrorists., listen for a clicking sound as the c…

Abducted - all meanings in English

abduct

verb
Take (someone) away illegally by force or deception; kidnap.
Usage examples:
The millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted

verb
Take away to an undisclosed location against their will

Abduct - all meanings in English

Abducts synonims

capture

verb
Take into one's possession or control by force.
Usage examples:
The island was captured by australian forces in 1914

noun
The action of capturing or of being captured.
Usage examples:
The capture of the city

Capture - all meanings in English

hijack

verb
Unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes.
Usage examples:
A man armed with grenades hijacked the jet yesterday

noun
An incident or act of hijacking.
Usage examples:
An unsuccessful hijack attempt

verb
Take arbitrarily or by force

Hijack - all meanings in English

kidnap

verb
Abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a ransom.
Usage examples:
Militants kidnapped the daughter of a minister

noun
The action of kidnapping someone.
Usage examples:
They were arrested for robbery and kidnap

verb
Take someone away against their will, often for ransom

Kidnap - all meanings in English

nobble

verb
Try to influence or thwart by underhand or unfair methods.
Usage examples:
An attempt to nobble the jury

verb
To make something fail, especially to make a horse in a race fail by giving it drugs
Usage examples:
The jury who convicted him were suspected of being nobbled., he nobbled her in the corridor to sign…

Nobble - all meanings in English

rape

reɪp

noun
The crime, typically committed by a man, of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with the offender against their will.
Usage examples:
He denied two charges of rape

noun
The wanton destruction or spoiling of a place.
Usage examples:
The rape of the countryside

verb
(typically of a man) force (another person) to have sexual intercourse with the offender against their will.
Usage examples:
The woman was raped at knifepoint

Rape - all meanings in English

ravish

verb
Seize and carry off (someone) by force.
Usage examples:
There is no assurance that her infant child will not be ravished from her breast

verb
To give great pleasure to someone
Usage examples:
I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.

Ravish - all meanings in English

seize

verb
Take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
Usage examples:
She jumped up and seized his arm

verb
Take hold of; grab

verb
To take something quickly and hold it
Usage examples:
He seized her arm to lead her through the crowd., fig. while she was distracted, i seized the oppor…

Seize - all meanings in English

shanghai

verb
Force (someone) to join a ship lacking a full crew by drugging them or using other underhand means.
Usage examples:
They specialized in drugging and robbing sailors, sometimes arranging for them to be shanghaied abo…

noun
A catapult.
Usage examples:
Younger children would play ‘bullrush’, make shanghais and stilts and go bird nesting or exploring.

verb
Shoot with a catapult.
Usage examples:
In spite of his shanghaiing all the cats, the rodents were still on top

Shanghai - all meanings in English

snatch

verb
Quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way.
Usage examples:
She snatched a biscuit from the plate

noun
An act of snatching or quickly seizing something.
Usage examples:
A quick snatch of breath

verb
Grasp hastily or eagerly

Snatch - all meanings in English

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