HIJACK


Meaning of HIJACK in English

I. hi ‧ jack 1 /ˈhaɪdʒæk/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]

1 . to use violence or threats to take control of a plane, vehicle, or ship ⇨ carjack :

The airliner was hijacked by a group of terrorists.

2 . to take control of something and use it for your own purposes:

Some people think the party has been hijacked by right-wing extremists.

—hijacker noun [countable]

II. hijack 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]

British English when a plane, vehicle etc is hijacked

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.