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highjack

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high·jack  (hjk) Informal
v. & n.
Variant of hijack.
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Noun1.highjackhighjack - seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
hijack
carjacking - the violent theft of an occupied car
crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
Verb1.highjack - take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
commandeer, hijack, pirate
crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
seize - take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
skyjack - subject an aircraft to air piracy; "the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan"
carjack - take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it; "My car was carjacked last night!"
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Regarding the THY highjack, Turkish TV initially quoted police sources saying the plane had been seized in protest at a planned visit to Turkey next month by Pope Benedict, who offended many Muslims with a speech last month linking the spread of the Islamic faith to violence.
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Keeley warned that dirty air might highjack germination cues, prompting seeds to sprout at times when seedlings couldn't succeed.
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Perhaps it was the very weirdness, the very craziness of that statement, that got me started in the direction of a possible solution to the problem of reducing (a) the financial cost of funerals and (b) the spiritual cost that churches and bereaved families have suffered from this campaign to highjack the funeral experience and place it under the "firm control of the funeral directors.
Last wrongs by Cort, John C. / Commonweal
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