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- Dictionaryhi·jack/ˈhīˌjak/
verb
- 1. unlawfully 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"
noun
- 1. an incident or act of hijacking: "an unsuccessful hijack attempt"
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to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle during a journey, especially using violence: Two men hijacked a jet travelling to Paris and demanded $125,000. disapproving. to take control of or use something that does not belong to you for your own advantage: He resents the way his ideas have been hijacked by others in the department.
The meaning of HIJACK is to steal (goods in transit) by stopping a vehicle. How to use hijack in a sentence.
an occasion when someone uses force to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle: The hijack ended with the release of all the plane's passengers unharmed. He’s a leading suspect in the hijacking of the jetliner. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
the act of taking control of or using something that does not belong to you for your own advantage, or an occasion when this happens: The public won't stand for the hijacking of its public offices by corrupt politicians. I had recently fixed a browser hijacking issue. Fewer examples.
If you say that someone has hijacked something, you disapprove of the way in which they have taken control of it when they had no right to do so. [ disapproval ] A peaceful demonstration had been hijacked by anarchists intent on causing trouble.
To hijack a vehicle is to take control of it by force. Chances are you've seen an action movie in which some villains hijack a car or plane. To hijack a vehicle is to take it over illegally. Such a crime is called a hijack or a hijacking.
verb (used with object) to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey. to rob (a vehicle) after forcing it to stop: They hijacked the truck before it entered the city. to seize (a vehicle) by force or threat of force. to skyjack.
