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CARJACKING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The violent theft of an occupied car

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("carjacking" is a kind of...):

highjack; hijack (seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination)

Derivation:

carjack (take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb carjack

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