noun
seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
• Syn: ↑hijack
• Hypernyms: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence, ↑law-breaking
• Hyponyms: ↑carjacking
verb
take arbitrarily or by force
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The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami
• Syn: ↑commandeer, ↑hijack, ↑pirate
• Derivationally related forms:
↑pirate (for: ↑pirate), ↑piracy (for: ↑pirate), ↑highjacker, ↑highjacking, ↑hijack (for: ↑hijack), ↑hijacker (for: ↑hijack), ↑hijacking (for: ↑hijack)
• Topics: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence, ↑law-breaking
• Hypernyms: ↑seize
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s somebody
Useful english dictionary. 2012.