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   Hi·jack

   /ˈhīˌjak/

   

   verb

   • 1. unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes: "three armed men hijacked a white van"
   • ▪ steal (goods) by seizing them in transit: "the UN convoys have been tamely allowing gunmen to hijack relief supplies"
   • ▪ take over (something) and use it for a different purpose: "the organization had been hijacked by extremists"

   noun

   • 1. an incident or act of hijacking: "an unsuccessful hijack attempt"

   Word Origin 1920s (originally US): of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 22

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   • Words related to hijack are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word hijack. Browse related words to learn more about word associations. On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hijack, such as: carjack, commandeer, kidnap, steal, shanghai, and skyjack.

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   What is hijacked?

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   What does hijack mean in a sentence?

   • To gain access into, or data from, a (computer) system without authorization To seize a vehicle by force unlawfully, especially to joyride in “A man used a knife to attempt a hijack of an Air Italia flight from Paris to Rome but was restrained by the crew.” Find more words! What is the opposite of hijack? What is the past tense of hijack?

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   Did the Soviets know about a top-level domain hijack?

   • 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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   Synonyms for HIJACKED: commandeered, seized, confiscated, appropriated, carjacked, skyjacked, expropriated

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   Synonyms of hijack. hijack. verb. ˈhī-ˌjak. variants also highjack. Definition of hijack. as in to commandeer. to take control of (a vehicle) by force some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. commandeer. seize. confiscate. carjack. skyjack. appropriate. expropriate. Articles Related to hijack.

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   Hijacked synonyms - 197 Words and Phrases for Hijacked. embezzled. adj. , v. # stole , stolen. abducted. adj. , v. robbed. adj. , v. # stole , stolen. stolen. adj. , v. # stole , taken. kidnapped. adj. , v. poached. adj. , v. # stole , stolen. swiped. adj. , v. # stole , stolen. grabbed. adj. , v. # stole , stolen. filched. adj. , v.

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   Need synonyms for hijack? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. Contexts . Verb. To forcibly seize control of something. To seize and detain a person unlawfully or forcefully. To unlawfully take possession of something. … more . Verb. . To forcibly seize control of something. seize. appropriate. expropriate.