kidnap (verb)
1kidnap — ► VERB (kidnapped, kidnapping; US also kidnaped, kidnaping) ▪ abduct and hold (someone) captive, typically to obtain a ransom. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of kidnapping. DERIVATIVES kidnapper noun …
2kidnap — /ˈkɪdnæp / (say kidnap) verb (t) (kidnapped or, US, kidnaped, kidnapping or, US, kidnaping) to steal or abduct (a child or other person); carry off (a person) against their will by unlawful force or by fraud, often with a demand for ransom. {kid1 …
3kidnap — kid·nap / kid ˌnap/ vt kid·napped or kid·naped / ˌnapt/, kid·nap·ping, or, kid·nap·ing, / ˌna piŋ/ [probably back formation from kidnapper, from kid child + obsolete napper thief]: to seize and confine or carry away by force or fraud and often… …
4kidnap — verb they attempted to kidnap the president s child Syn: abduct, carry off, capture, seize, snatch, take hostage …
5kidnap — verb (kidnaps, kidnapping, kidnapped; US also kidnaps, kidnaping, kidnaped) abduct and hold captive, typically to obtain a ransom. noun an instance of kidnapping. Derivatives kidnapper noun Origin C17: back form. from kidn …
6kidnap — verb kidnapped, kidnapping also kidnaped, kidnaping AmE (T) to take someone away illegally, usually by force, in order to get money for returning them kidnapper noun (C) …
7kidnap — verb Syn: abduct, carry off, capture, seize, snatch, take hostage …
8kidnap — [[t]kɪ̱dnæp[/t]] kidnaps, kidnapping, kidnapped (in AM, also use kidnaped, kidnaping) 1) VERB To kidnap someone is to take them away illegally and by force, and usually to hold them prisoner in order to demand something from their family,… …
9kidnap — I UK [ˈkɪdnæp] / US [ˈkɪdˌnæp] verb [transitive] Word forms kidnap : present tense I/you/we/they kidnap he/she/it kidnaps present participle kidnapping past tense kidnapped past participle kidnapped * to illegally take someone away and make them… …
10kidnap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Kidnap is used before these nouns: ↑victim {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Kidnap is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑alien Kidnap is used with these nouns as the object: ↑child …