hijack

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Noun, Verb (transitive)
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hi=jack

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun hijack has 1 sense

Verb hijack has 2 senses

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hijack, v. & n.
--v.tr.
1 seize control of (a loaded lorry, an aircraft in flight, etc.), esp. to force it to a different destination.
2 seize (goods) in transit.
3 take over (an organization etc.) by force or subterfuge in order to redirect it.
--n. an instance of hijacking.

Derivative
hijacker n.
Etymology
20th c.: orig. unkn.

THESAURUS

hijack

blackjack, bludgeon, bulldoze, bully, coerce, commit robbery, dragoon, heist, hold up, intimidate, knock over, mug, rip off, rob, shanghai, steamroller, stick up, strong-arm, use violence

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