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View synonyms for hijack
hijack
or high·jack
[ hahy-jak ]
verb (used with object)
- to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop:
to hijack a load of whiskey.
- to rob (a vehicle) after forcing it to stop:
They hijacked the truck before it entered the city.
- to seize (a vehicle) by force or threat of force.
- to skyjack.
verb (used without object)
- to engage in such stealing or seizing.
noun
- an act or instance of hijacking.
hijack
/ ˈhaɪˌdʒæk /
verb
- tr to seize, divert, or appropriate (a vehicle or the goods it carries) while in transit
to hijack an aircraft
- to rob (a person or vehicle) by force
to hijack a traveller
- (esp in the US during Prohibition) to rob (a bootlegger or smuggler) of his illicit goods or to steal (illicit goods) in transit
noun
- the act or an instance of hijacking
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Derived Forms
- ˈhiˌjacker, noun
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Other Words From
- anti·hijack adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hijack1
C20: of unknown origen
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