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    HIGHJACK

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destinationplay

    Synonyms:

    highjack; hijack

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("highjack" is a kind of...):

    crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "highjack"):

    carjacking (the violent theft of an occupied car)

    Derivation:

    highjack (take arbitrarily or by force)

     II. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they highjack  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it highjacks  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: highjacked  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: highjacked  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: highjacking  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Take arbitrarily or by forceplay

    Example:

    The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami

    Synonyms:

    commandeer; highjack; hijack; pirate

    Classified under:

    Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

    Hypernyms (to "highjack" is one way to...):

    seize (take or capture by force)

    Domain category:

    crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "highjack"):

    skyjack (subject an aircraft to air piracy)

    carjack (take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody

    Derivation:

    highjack (seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination)

    highjacker (a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it)

    highjacker (someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination)

    highjacking (robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force)

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