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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 origin
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Example Sentences
Back in the US embassy, Zambernardi listened to the wires and confirmed that the Soviets knew nothing about the hijack.
One network security engineer who asked not to be named as they were not authorized to speak to the media questioned whether DNSSEC would be effective at all against a top-level domain hijack.
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