Defenition of the word highjack

• Defenition of the word highjack

  • take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
  • seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
  • take arbitrarily or by force

Synonyms for the word highjack

• • commandeer
  • expropriate
  • hijack
  • pirate

Hyponyms for the word highjack

• • carjack
  • carjacking
  • skyjack

Hypernyms for the word highjack

• • crime
  • criminal offence
  • criminal offense
  • law-breaking
  • offence
  • offense
  • seize

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