Meaning

To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat)..

Definitions by Sense

1. To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
2. To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.
3. (politics) To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
4. An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
5. An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.
6. (politics) An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
7. (poker slang) Preflop, the position two before the dealer.
8. (obsolete) A highwayman, robber.

Example Sentences

hijack the radio show

I opened my closet door and stared. Should I pack my good suit and black loafers? Uh-uh. Travel light. Think positive. Go there, get done whatever there was to do, and get back. I loved Lolly, but I couldn't let her stroke hijack my life. How many guys would do this much for their aunt?

One lone "high-jack" held up 11 harvest hands in a freight car [...] last night, making a clean getaway with slightly over $180.

Word Forms

• hijacks
• hijacking
• hijacked
• hi-jack
• highjack

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Use hijack when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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