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hi·jack
also high·jack (hī′jăk′)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.
[Probably back-formation from highjacker, perhaps from jacker, holdup man, from jack, to jacklight.]
hi′jack′er n.
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hijack
(ˈhaɪˌdʒæk) orhighjack
vb
1. (tr) 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 his illicit goods or to steal (illicit goods) in transit
n
the act or an instance of hijacking
[C20: of unknown origin]
ˈhiˌjacker, ˈhighˌjacker n
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hi•jack
(ˈhaɪˌdʒæk)v.t.
1. to seize (an airplane or other vehicle) by threat or by force, esp. for ransom or political objectives.
2. to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey.
3. to rob (a vehicle) after forcing it to stop: They hijacked the truck outside the city.
n. 4. an act or instance of hijacking.
[1920–25, Amer.; of uncertain orig.]
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hijack
Past participle: hijacked
Gerund: hijacking
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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" |
Verb | 1. | hijack - take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" 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!" |
2. | hijack - seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process" |
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hijack
verb seize, take over, commandeer, expropriate, skyjack Two men tried to hijack a plane on a flight from Riga to Murmansk.
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hijack
also highjackverb
Informal. To compel by pressure or threats:
Informal: strong-arm.
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Translations
إخْتِطافيَخْتَطِفيَخْتَطِفُيَخْتَطِف، يَسْرقيَسْرِق، يَنْهَب
unéstzastavit a vyloupitzmocnit sepřepadení
kaprekapring
kaapatakaappaus
oteti
eltérítgépeltérítés
rænaræna flugvélrán
ハイジャックする
공중 납치하다
apiplėšimasapiplėštipasigrobtiužgrobėjas
aplaupīšanaaplaupītnolaupīšananolaupīt
prepadnutie
ugrabiti
kapa
จี้เครื่องบิน
çalmakdurdurup soymakgasp etmekkaçırmauçak kaçırmak
cướp máy bay
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
hijack
[ˈhaɪdʒæk] vt
(fig) [+ event] → détourner; [+ idea] → détourner, s'approprier
The far right is trying to hijack the green and anti-globalisation agenda → L'extrême droite tente de s'approprier l'ordre du jour du mouvement antimondialisation., L'extrême droite tente de détourner l'ordre du jour du mouvement antimondialisation.
The far right is trying to hijack the green and anti-globalisation agenda → L'extrême droite tente de s'approprier l'ordre du jour du mouvement antimondialisation., L'extrême droite tente de détourner l'ordre du jour du mouvement antimondialisation.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hijack
vt aircraft etc → entführen; (fig) → für sich beanspruchen
n (of aircraft etc) → Entführung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hijack
(ˈhaidʒӕk) verb1. to take control of (an aeroplane) while it is moving and force the pilot to fly to a particular place.
2. to stop and rob (a vehicle). Thieves hijacked a lorry carrying $20,000 worth of whisky.
3. to steal (something) from a vehicle. Thieves hijacked $20,000 worth of whisky from a lorry.
noun the act of hijacking.
ˈhijacker nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
hijack
→ يَخْتَطِفُ unést kapre entführen κάνω πειρατία σε μέσο μεταφοράς secuestrar kaapata détourner oteti dirottare ハイジャックする 공중 납치하다 kapen kapre porwać sequestrar, sequestrar em trânsito угонять kapa จี้เครื่องบิน gasp etmek cướp máy bay 绑架Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009