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Definitions for Hijack

[1] to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey.
[2] to rob (a vehicle) after forcing it to stop: They hijacked the truck before it entered the city.
[3] to seize (a vehicle) by force or threat of force.
[4] to skyjack.
[5] to engage in such stealing or seizing.
[6] an act or instance or hijacking.
[7] (tr) to seize, divert, or appropriate (a vehicle or the goods it carries) while in transit to hijack an aircraft
[8] to rob (a person or vehicle) by force to hijack a traveller
[9] (esp in the US during Prohibition) to rob (a bootlegger or smuggler) of his illicit goods or to steal (illicit goods) in transit
[10] the act or an instance of hijacking

Words related to Hijack

steal, commandeer, kidnap, carjack, shanghai, skyjack

Words nearby Hijack

higoumenakia sign, hih, hii region, hiiumaa, hijab, hijack, hijacker, hijaz, hijiki, hijra, hijrah

Origin of Hijack

1920–25, Americanism ; back formation from hijacker

Words that may be confused with Hijack

hijack, kidnap, shanghai, skyjack

Other words from Hijack

an·ti·hi·jack , adjective

Word origin for Hijack

C20: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Hijack

carjack, commandeer, kidnap, steal, shanghai, skyjack, take hostage