Hijack Definition

hījak
highjacked, highjacking, highjacks, hijacked, hijacking, hijacks
verb
hijacked, hijacking, hijacks
To steal (goods in transit, a truck and its contents, etc.) by force.
Webster's New World
To kidnap (a person in a vehicle).
People who have experienced the trauma of being hijacked.
American Heritage
To seize control forcibly of (an aircraft, bus, ship, etc.), esp. in order to go to a nonscheduled destination.
Webster's New World
To steal such goods from (a person) by force.
Webster's New World
To stop and rob (a vehicle in transit).
American Heritage
noun
The act or an instance of hijacking.
American Heritage

(politics) An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.

Wiktionary

(poker slang) Preflop, the position two before the dealer.

Wiktionary
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Noun

Singular:
hijack
Plural:
hijacks

Origin of Hijack

  • Probably back-formation from highjacker perhaps from jacker holdup man from jack to jacklight

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Blend of highway and jacker (“one who holds up”)

    From Wiktionary

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