hijack
verb (used with object)
to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop.
hijacking
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present participleof hijack.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Airlines could be set to pay higher premiums to insure their planes following the attempted hijacking of a FlyDubai jet late last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Minutes later it switched to a code used to report a hijacking, but was later turned back to the general emergency signal, the website reported.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
This is the second hijacking of a vessel off the coast of Yemen since May, when the MT Eureka was seized near the port of Qana.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Their hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their AI products — a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
I could never guess whether Suzanne knew unconsciously that something strange was happening in the cells of her body, that a silent hijacking was already under way.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
