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HIGHJACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does highjack mean?
• HIGHJACK (noun)
The noun HIGHJACK has 1 sense:
1. seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
Familiarity information: HIGHJACK used as a noun is very rare.
• HIGHJACK (verb)
The verb HIGHJACK has 1 sense:
1. take arbitrarily or by force
Familiarity information: HIGHJACK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
highjack; hijack
Hypernyms ("highjack" is a kind of...):
crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "highjack"):
carjacking (the violent theft of an occupied car)
Derivation:
highjack (take arbitrarily or by force)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: highjacked
Past participle: highjacked
-ing form: highjacking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Take arbitrarily or by force
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
commandeer; highjack; hijack; pirate
Context example:
The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami
Hypernyms (to "highjack" is one way to...):
seize (take or capture by force)
Domain category:
crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "highjack"):
skyjack (subject an aircraft to air piracy)
carjack (take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
highjack (seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination)
highjacker (a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it)
highjacker (someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination)
highjacking (robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force)
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