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hijack

verb hi·jack \ˈhī-ˌjak\

: to stop and steal (a moving vehicle)

: to steal (something) from a moving vehicle that you have stopped

: to take control of (an aircraft) by force

Full Definition of HIJACK

transitive verb
1
a :  to steal by stopping a vehicle on the highway
b :  to commandeer (a flying airplane) especially by coercing the pilot at gunpoint
c :  to stop and steal from (a vehicle in transit)
d :  kidnap
2
a :  to steal or rob as if by hijacking
b :  to subject to extortion or swindling
hijack noun
hi·jack·er noun

Variants of HIJACK

hi·jack also high·jack \ˈhī-ˌjak\
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Origin of HIJACK

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1923

Related to HIJACK

Rhymes with HIJACK

aback, ack-ack, alack, amtrac, Anzac, arrack, attack, backpack, backtrack, Balzac, bareback, blackjack, blowback, bootblack, bootjack, brushback, bushwhack, buyback, callback, calpac, carjack, champac, cheapjack, coatrack, come back, comeback, cookshack, crackback, crookback, cut back, cutback, Dayak, dieback, Dirac, draw back, drawback, fall back, fallback, fastback, fast-track, fatback, feedback, finback, fireback, flapjack, flashback, fullback, gimcrack, giveback, graywacke, greenback, gripsack, guaiac, halfback, half-track, hardback, hardhack, hardtack, hatchback, hayrack, haystack, hogback, hold back, holdback, hopsack, horseback, humpback, hunchback, Iraq, jam-pack, jet-black, Kanak, Karnak, kayak, Kazak, kickback, knapsack, knickknack, kulak, kyack, laid-back, lampblack, leaseback, linac, macaque, man jack, manpack, Micmac, mossback, muntjac, Muzak, notchback, offtrack, one-track, outback, packsack, payback, pitch-black, play back, playback, plow back, plowback, Prozac, pullback, quillback, racetrack, ransack, rickrack, roll back, rollback, roorback, rucksack, runback, sad sack, scatback, serac, set back, setback, shellac, shellback, shoeblack, shoepac, sidetrack, six-pack, skewback, skipjack, skyjack, slapjack, slotback, Slovak, smokejack, smokestack, snap back, snapback, snowpack, softback, sumac, swayback, sweepback, swept-back, switchback, tailback, tarmac, thornback, throw back, throwback, thumbtack, ticktack, tieback, tie tack, tombac, touchback, tow sack, trictrac, tripack, unpack, wetback, whaleback, wingback, wisecrack, wolf pack, woolpack, woolsack, yashmak, zwieback
HIJACK Defined for Kids

hijack

verb hi·jack \ˈhī-ˌjak\
hi·jackedhi·jack·ing

Definition of HIJACK for Kids

1
:  to stop and steal or steal from a moving vehicle
2
:  to take control of (an aircraft) by force
hi·jack·er noun

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