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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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   • Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! HIJACK definition: 1. to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle during a journey, especially using violence: 2…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean to hijack a car?

   • To hijack a vehicle is to take it over illegally. Such a crime is called a hijack or a hijacking. Hijack can be used more generally to mean “take over.” If your friend has a bad habit of interrupting other people to talk about himself, you can say that he tends to hijack the conversation.

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   What does it mean if someone hijacks a plane?

   • If someone hijacks a plane or other vehicle, they illegally take control of it by force while it is travelling from one place to another. ...a plot to hijack an airliner. [VERB noun] A chemical tanker with 26 crew was hijacked by pirates on Monday. [VERB noun] The hijacked plane exploded in a ball of fire. [VERB-ed] Hijack is also a noun .

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   What does it mean if a friend hijacks a conversation?

   • Hijack can be used more generally to mean “take over.” If your friend has a bad habit of interrupting other people to talk about himself, you can say that he tends to hijack the conversation. "Hijack."

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   hijack: [verb] to steal by stopping a vehicle on the highway. to commandeer (a flying airplane) especially by coercing the pilot at gunpoint. to stop and steal from (a vehicle in transit). kidnap.

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   HIJACKED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of hijack 2. to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle…. Learn more.

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   HIJACK definition: 1. to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle during a journey, especially using violence: 2…. Learn more.

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   Hijack definition: to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop. See examples of HIJACK used in a sentence.

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   5 days ago · 4 meanings: 1. to seize, divert, or appropriate (a vehicle or the goods it carries) while in transit 2. to rob (a person or.... Click for more definitions.

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   hijack: 1 v take arbitrarily or by force Synonyms: commandeer , highjack , pirate Types: skyjack subject an aircraft to air piracy carjack take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it Type of: seize take or capture by force v seize control of “they hijacked the judicial process” Type of: arrogate , assume , ...

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   1 hijack something to use violence or threats to take control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to force it to travel to a different place or to demand something from a government The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from Miami to San Juan. Topic Collocations Crime committing a crime