adduct 1
verbdomain: v physical contact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
draw a limb towards the body
Examples
- 1.adduct the thigh muscle
Hypernym
pull 1
verb
cause to move by pulling
EnglishAntonym
abduct 2
verb
pull away from the body
Derivationally related form
adductive 1
adjective
especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part
adduction 1
noun
(physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
adductor 1
noun
a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line
