HIJACK


Meaning of HIJACK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ transitive verb ]

also high·jack ˈhī-ˌjak

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.