hijack
verb (used with object)
to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop.
hijacks
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pluralof hijack.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof hijack (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
hijackverb (used with object)to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop.
Example Sentences
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As with social media, it appears we have created in AI a compelling technology that hijacks instincts that are essential to our survival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
It is a jukebox musical of Celine Dion hits, where Celine herself hijacks a museum tour about the Titanic cruise liner in order to narrate her version of what happened the night the vessel sank.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025
As I talk, my anxiety hijacks my thoughts, and I immediately regret opening my mouth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
The virus infects certain immune cells and hijacks their genetic program in order to multiply and replicate its own genetic material.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2024
They subvert their hosts' cellular programming to make copies of themselves, just as a computer virus hijacks an infected computer and causes it to send out more copies of the virus.
From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle
