hijack
verb (used with object)
to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop.
hijacked
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past participleof hijack.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hijack.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hijackverb (used with object)to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop.
Example Sentences
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French Education Minister Édouard Geffray said on Friday that the movement had been hijacked by non-students.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
In April, officials had said there were 17 crew members on board when the vessel was hijacked.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
On Sept. 4, researchers at another not-for-profit group, the Nightingale Collective, found that OpenAI agents undergoing testing had hijacked a German website to communicate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
One of the jets hijacked on 9/11 hit the Pentagon in Washington, killing 184 people who were remembered by a single bell tolling as their names were read out.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Molly became accustomed to having their Friday-evening movie dates hijacked by the machine.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
