Defenition of the word hijack
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Defenition of the word hijack
- To take arbitrarily or by force, possibly associated with the kidnapping of its occupants.
- 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
- seize control of
Synonyms for the word hijack
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- capture
- commandeer
- commandeering
- control
- expropriate
- highjack
- pirate
- seize
- skyjack
- take control
- take over
- takeover
- usurp
Similar words in the hijack
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- hijack
- hijacked
- hijacker
- hijacker's
- hijackers
- hijacking
- hijacks
Hyponyms for the word hijack
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- carjack
- carjacking
- skyjack
Hypernyms for the word hijack
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- arrogate
- assume
- crime
- criminal offence
- criminal offense
- law-breaking
- offence
- offense
- seize
- take over
- usurp
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