kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch
(verb) take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; “The industrialist’s son was kidnapped”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kidnapped
simple past tense and past participle of kidnap
kidnapped (not comparable)
subjected to kidnapping
Source: Wiktionary
Kid"nap`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kidnaped or Kidnapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Kidnaping or Kidnapping.] Etym: [Kid a child + Prov. E. nap to seize, to grasp. Cf. Knab, Knap, Nab.]
Definition: To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place. Abbott. You may reason or expostulate with the parents, but never attempt to kidnap their children, and to make proselytes of them. Whately.
Note: Originally used only of stealing children, but now extended in application to any human being, involuntarily abducted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
