🇬🇧 Abduct meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To abduct a body part means to move it away from the middle of your body or away from another body part. For example, when you stretch your arms out to the sides like an airplane, you are abducting your arms. When you slide your leg out to the side in a star jump, you are abducting your leg. It’s a science word doctors, trainers, and PE teachers use to describe this “moving-outward” motion.

The PE teacher told us to abduct our arms, so I stretched them out so far I almost high-fived two different planets.

I tried to abduct both arms like a starfish, but I looked more like a very confused scarecrow.

I abducted my leg sideways in karate class and discovered I am not as flexible as my imagination.

When I abduct my arm to reach for snacks, I call it serious athletic training.

When you spread your arms or legs out to the side like a star, you’re actually abducting them.

A nurse told the child to abduct her arm slowly. The child tried to abduct it with a small cry, then tried to abduct her leg and laughed at how strange it felt. The nurse helped the child abduct a bit more each time. By the end the child grinned, proud she could abduct without fear.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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