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    HIGHJACKING

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of forceplay

    Synonyms:

    highjacking; hijacking

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

    robbery (larceny by threat of violence)

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

    buccaneering; piracy (hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it)

    Derivation:

    highjack (take arbitrarily or by force)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    -ing form of the verb highjack

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