ABDUCTING

abducent, abducting

(adjective) especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

abducting

present participle of abduct

Source: Wiktionary


ABDUCT

Ab*duct", v.t. [imp. & p.p. Abducted; p.pr. & vb.n. Abducting.] Etym: [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.

2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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