1. 
[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]