n.
Variant: also high · jack
Pronunciation: ' h ī - ˌ jak
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1923
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