Meaning of hijack | Babel Free

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1. An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
2. To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat)
3. An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.
4. The act or an instance of hijacking.
5. To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one
6. An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
7. Informal. To compel by pressure or threats:blackjack, coerce, dragoon, force.
8. To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions
9. Preflop, the position two before the dealer.
   slang
10. the act of hijacking. kaping, lugrowery إخْتِطاف отвличане sequestro přepadení die Flugzeugentführung, der Überfall kapring αεροπειρατείαsecuestro; asalto kaaperdamine سرقت kaappaus détournementחטיפה अपहरण pljacka, otmica gépeltérítés pembajakan (flug)rán dirottamento 乗っ取り 공중 납치 pagrobimas, apiplėšimas (lidmašīnas u.c. satiksmes līdzekļu) nolaupīšana; aplaupīšana perampasan kapingkapringporwanie, obrabowanie غلا sequestro deturnare угон (самолёта) prepadnutie ugrabitev letala otmica [flygplan...
11. An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking
12. A highwayman, robber.
    obsolete
13. kaper مُخْتَطِف човек, който отвлича самолет sequestrador (silniční, vzdušný) pirát der/die Flugzeugentführer(in) kaprer αεροπειρατήςsecuestrador kaaperdaja رباینده kaappari pirateחוטף अपहरणकर्ता, अपहर्ता otmicar aviona útonálló, géprabló pembajak (flug)ræningi dirottatore 乗っ取り犯 공중 납치 범인 užgrobėjas bandīts; (satiksmes līdzekļu) aplaupītājs; nolaupītājs perampas kaperkaprerporywacz, bandyta یر غل sequestrador persoană/terorist care de­tur­nează un avion воздушныи пират; угонщик únosca; zlodej ...
14. An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process
15. To seize control of (a vehicle such as an airplane or bus) by use of force, especially as a way of reaching an alternate destination or as an act of terrorism.
16. To take control of (something) without permission or authorization and use it for one's own purposes: dissidents who hijacked the town council; spammers who hijacked a computer network.
17. (tr) to seize, divert, or appropriate (a vehicle or the goods it carries) while in transit: to hijack an aircraft.
    tr
18. to rob (a person or vehicle) by force: to hijack a traveller.
19. (esp in the US during Prohibition) to rob (a bootlegger or smuggler) of his illicit goods or to steal (illicit goods) in transit
20. the act or an instance of hijacking

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Examples

“I opened my closet door and stared. Should I pack my good suit and black loafers? Uh-uh. Travel light. Think positive. Go there, get done whatever there was to do, and get back. I loved Lolly, but I couldn't let her stroke hijack my life. How many guys would do this much for their aunt?”

“One lone "high-jack" held up 11 harvest hands in a freight car [...] last night, making a clean getaway with slightly over $180.”

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