wegziehen — meaning in English

English meaning

• abduct verb To take a person away by force, usually secretly and against their will; to kidnap.

Senses

wegziehen is used for these senses in English:

• abduct (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]
• pull off (transitive) To remove by pulling.
• pull off (intransitive, of a vehicle) To begin moving and then move away; to pull away.

abduct — full definition

1. verb To take a person away by force, usually secretly and against their will; to kidnap.
2. verb In anatomy, to move a limb or body part away from the midline of the body.

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