Definition of Hijack in English :

Define Hijack in English

Hijack meaning in English

Meaning of Hijack in English

Pronunciation of Hijack in English

Hijack pronunciation in English

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Hijack

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Noun

1. highjack, hijack

seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination

Verb

2. commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate

take arbitrarily or by force

Example Sentences:
'The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami'

3. hijack

seize control of

Example Sentences:
'they hijacked the judicial process'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Hijack

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verb
1. (transitive)
to seize, divert, or appropriate (a vehicle or the goods it carries) while in transit
to hijack an aircraft
2. 
to rob (a person or vehicle) by force
to hijack a traveller
3. 
(esp in the US during Prohibition) to rob (a bootlegger or smuggler) of illicit goods or to steal (illicit goods) in transit
noun
4. 
the act or an instance of hijacking

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Hijack

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verb transitive
1. 
to steal (goods in transit, a truck and its contents, etc.) by force
2. 
to steal such goods from (a person) by force
3. 
to cheat, swindle, etc. by or as by the use of force
4. 
to seize control forcibly of (an aircraft, bus, ship, etc.), esp. in order to go to a nonscheduled destination

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Hijack

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tr.v. hi·jacked, hi·jack·ing, hi·jacks also high·jacked or high·jack·ing or high·jacks
1.
a. To seize control of (a vehicle such as an airplane or bus) by use of force, especially as a way of reaching an alternate destination or as an act of terrorism.
b. To kidnap (a person in a vehicle): people who have experienced the trauma of being hijacked.
c. To stop and rob (a vehicle in transit).
d. To steal (goods) from a vehicle in transit.
2.
a. To take control of (something) without permission or authorization and use it for one's own purposes: dissidents who hijacked the town council; spammers who hijacked a computer network.
b. To steal or appropriate for oneself: hijacked her story and used it in his own book.
n.
The act or an instance of hijacking.

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