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Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.

A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor; as, the adductor of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose. In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called adductor muscles. Verrill.…

To move or conduct to or toward. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

A turning towards; attention. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

A rolling toward something. [R.]

attachment; -- often in the pl. Formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children. All his affections are set on his own country. Macaulay.

A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx. The affluence of young nobles from hence into Spain. Wotton. There is an unusual affluence of strangers this year. Carlyle.

A flowing towards; that which flows to; as, an afflux of blood to the head.

The act of flowing towards; afflux. Sir T. Browne.

Anything given as a help; bestowal. [Obs.]

Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.

Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of. Ye shall not go after other gods. Deut. vi. 14. After whom is the king of Israel come out 1 Sam. xxiv. 14.

Toward the stern.

Against; also, towards (in order to meet). [Obs.] Albeit that it is again his kind. Chaucer.

Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over. Jacob saw the angels of God come against him. Tyndale.

of money, so that he will be but content and agreeable that they may enter into the said town. Latimer.

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.

Toward the air; upward. [R.] Keats.

On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed close to the lee side. Hard alee, or Luff alee, an order to put the helm to the lee side.