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81hijack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t., slang, highjack, steal. See stealing. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. highjack, skyjack, commandeer, privateer, capture; see seize 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. seize control, commandeer, steal,… …
82seize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. grasp, clutch; capture, arrest, appropriate, confiscate; afflict; attach, distrain; comprehend, understand. See stealing, intelligence, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To grasp] Syn. take, take …
83carjacking — car|jack|ing [ˈka:ˌdʒækıŋ US ˈka:r ] n [U and C] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: car + highjacking] the crime of using a weapon to force the driver of a car to drive you somewhere or give you their car →↑hijacking >carjacker n >carjack v [T] …
84hijack — hi|jack1 [ˈhaıdʒæk] v [T] 1.) to use violence or threats to take control of a plane, vehicle, or ship →↑carjack ▪ The airliner was hijacked by a group of terrorists. 2.) to take control of something and use it for your own purposes ▪ Some people… …
85carjacking — noun the action of stealing a car after violently ejecting its driver. Derivatives carjack verb carjacker noun Origin 1990s: blend of car and hijacking (see hijack) …
86carjacking — noun (C, U) the crime of forcing the driver of a car to drive you somewhere or give you their car, by using threats and violence compare hijacking carjacker noun (C) carjack verb (T) …
87hijack — verb two flight attendants thwarted Girard s attempt to hijack the plane Syn: commandeer, seize, take over, take control; skyjack, carjack; appropriate, expropriate, confiscate, co opt …
88hijack — [v] seize control carjack, commandeer, kidnap, shanghai, skyjack, steal, take hostage; concepts 90,139 …
89carjacking — [kär′jak΄iŋ] n. the taking of an occupied automobile by force carjack vt. carjacker n …
90carjacking — noun the violent theft of an occupied car • Derivationally related forms: ↑carjack • Hypernyms: ↑hijack, ↑highjack …
