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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

hi·jack / ˈhīˌjak/ (also high·jack) • v. [tr.] illegally seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes: three armed men hijacked a white van | [as n.] (hijacking) an eight-hour hijacking. ∎ steal (goods) by seizing them in transit. ∎ take over (something) and use it for a different purpose: the organization had been hijacked by extremists. • n. an incident or act of hijacking. DERIVATIVES: hi·jack·er n.

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hijack

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

hijack v.
1. illegally seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes: three armed men hijacked a white van.

2. steal (goods) by seizing them in transit: the U.N. convoys have been tamely allowing gunmen to hijack relief supplies.

3. take over (something) and use it for a different purpose: the organization had been hijacked by extremists.
n. an incident or act of hijacking.
hijacker n.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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