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HIJACK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination

Synonyms:

highjack; hijack

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("hijack" 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 "hijack"):

carjacking (the violent theft of an occupied car)

Derivation:

hijack (take arbitrarily or by force)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take arbitrarily or by force

Example:

The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami

Synonyms:

commandeer; highjack; hijack; pirate

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "hijack" 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 "hijack"):

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:

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

hijacker (a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it)

hijacker (someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination)

hijacking (robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Seize control of

Example:

they hijacked the judicial process

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "hijack" is one way to...):

arrogate; assume; seize; take over; usurp (seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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