highjack
[ hahy-jak ]
/ ˈhaɪˌdʒæk /
verb (used with or without object), noun
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Question 1 of 10
earnest
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Definition for highjack (2 of 2)
hijack
or high·jack
[ hahy-jak ]
/ ˈhaɪˌdʒæk /
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 or hijacking.
Origin of hijack
1920–25, Americanism; back formation from hijacker
OTHER WORDS FROM hijack
an·ti·hi·jack, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for highjack (1 of 2)
Derived forms of highjack
highjacker, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for highjack (2 of 2)
hijack
highjack
/ (ˈhaɪˌdʒæk) /
verb
(tr) to seize, divert, or appropriate (a vehicle or the goods it carries) while in transitto hijack an aircraft
to rob (a person or vehicle) by forceto 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
Derived forms of hijack
hijacker or highjacker, nounWord Origin for hijack
C20: of unknown origin
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