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Definitions for Hijacking
[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 Hijacking
hijacksteal, commandeer, kidnap, carjack, shanghai, skyjack
Words nearby Hijacking
hijackhigoumenakia sign, hih, hii region, hiiumaa, hijab, hijack, hijacker, hijaz, hijiki, hijra, hijrah
Origin of Hijacking
1920–25, Americanism ; back formation from hijacker
Words that may be confused with Hijacking
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, hijackhijack, kidnap, shanghai, skyjack
Other words from Hijacking
an·ti·hi·jack , adjective
Word origin for Hijacking
C20: of unknown origin
Synonyms for Hijacking
carjack, commandeer, kidnap, steal, shanghai, skyjack, take hostage