hijack
verb (used with object)
to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop.
is hijacking
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present progressiveof hijack (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Actually, he has been assigned as an undercover agent to crack a Southern spy ring that is hijacking horses.
From Time Magazine Archive
When no "pirate vessel" is involved - for instance, when criminals embark on a ship and capture it - the legal term is hijacking.
From Crime and Corruption by Samuel Vaknin
