abducting

from 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}]

from 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]

from 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]

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