Akademik
kidnap
v.tr. (
kidnapped
,
kidnapping
; US kidnaped,
kidnaping
)
1 carry off (a person etc.) by illegal force or fraud esp. to obtain a ransom.
2 steal (a child).
Derivatives
:
kidnapper n.
Etymology
: back-form. f. kidnapper f. KID(
1
) + nap = NAB
Useful english dictionary
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2012
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