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Abduct (Verb)

Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The authorities received a ransom demand after the wealthy businessman was abducted from his home.
He was allegedly abducted and held captive for several months before managing to escape.
The motive behind the abduction remained unclear as the family failed to receive any demands.
Local authorities collaborated to rescue the abducted child and apprehend the suspects involved.
Police have launched an investigation into the alleged abduction of the young woman reported missing by her family.

Pull away from the body; "this muscle abducts".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The deltoid muscle abducts and flexes the shoulder joint.
Certain muscles in the human hand abduct the fingers from the middle finger.
The function of the gluteus medius is to abduct and rotate the hip joint outward.
Some back muscles in animals like dogs partially abduct their front legs.
The pectineus muscle in the thigh abducts and flexes at the hip joint.