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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part;
[syn: abducent, abducting]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Abduct \Ab*duct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abducted; p. pr. & vb. n. Abducting.] [L. abductus, p. p. of abducere. See Abduce.] 1. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

abducting \abducting\ adj. 1. (Physiol.) drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part; -- used especially of muscles adducent Syn: abducent [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

abducting adj 1: especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part [syn: abducent, abducting] [ant: adducent, adducting, adductive]