hijack
verb
hi·jack
| \ ˈhī-ˌjak
\
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variants:
or less commonly highjack
hijacked
also highjacked;
hijacking
also highjacking;
hijacks
also highjacks
Definition of hijack
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Examples of hijack in a Sentence
He hijacked a truck, threatening the driver at gunpoint.
A band of robbers hijacked the load of furs from the truck.
A group of terrorists hijacked the plane.
The organization has been hijacked by radicals.
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Comedically, the way Plankton just hijacks this positive song and turns it into a Sturm und Drang with all the nuclear fire and uranium bomb references. — Bianca Gracie, Billboard, "'SpongeBob SquarePants' Voice Actor Tom Kenny, Songwriter Andy Paley & More Reflect on 20 Years of Laughter & Music," 23 July 2019 Adidas have come in for criticism after their social media campaign, aimed at promoting Arsenal's new home kit for the 2019/20 season, was hijacked and used to promote offensive messaging. — SI.com, "adidas Come Under Fire After Arsenal Kit Launch Is Hijacked by Offensive Twitter Accounts," 2 July 2019 Water tanker trucks are being hijacked and violence is erupting between neighboring housing settlements, said Sharma. — Jessie Yeung, Helen Regan And Swati Gupta, CNN, "India's sixth biggest city is almost entirely out of water," 19 June 2019 But over the course of the year, opponents accused his Brotherhood of hijacking the revolution and trying to entrench Islamist rule. — Samy Magdy, Anchorage Daily News, "Egypt’s ousted president Mohammed Morsi dies in court while facing trial," 17 June 2019 But over the course of the year, opponents accused his Brotherhood of hijacking the revolution and using elections to entrench their own control. — Time, "Egypt's Former President Mohammed Morsi Dies in Court During Trial," 17 June 2019 Mainland China is actively trying to hijack Hong Kong legal and political systems, as recent unrest has shown. — G. Allen Johnson, SFChronicle.com, "SFFilm’s Hong Kong Cinema Now kicks off three-day event," 10 July 2019 Of course the children born on or near Sept. 11, 2001 don’t remember that fateful, tragic event when terrorists hijacked planes and crashed them into the Twin Towers in New York, part of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and a field in Pennsylvania. — Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, "As children born in the year of 9/11 come of age, their parents describe efforts to create a better world," 5 June 2019 Everything looks set for the winger to make the switch to the Russian Premier League just one year on from when his deal to Roma was hijacked by his current club. — SI.com, "Malcom Edges Closer to Shock Zenit St. Petersburg Move After Clubs Agree Fee," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hijack.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for hijack
hijack
verb
English Language Learners Definition of hijack
: to stop and steal (a moving vehicle)
: to steal (something) from a moving vehicle that you have stopped
: to take control of (an aircraft) by force
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hijack
verb
hi·jack
| \ ˈhī-ˌjak\
hijacked;
hijacking
Kids Definition of hijack
1
: to stop and steal or steal from a moving vehicle
2
: to take control of (an aircraft) by force
hijack
transitive verb
hi·jack
| \ ˈhī-ˌjak\
Legal Definition of hijack
: to seize possession or control of (a vehicle) from another person by force or threat of force
specifically
: to seize possession or control of (an aircraft) especially by forcing the pilot to divert the aircraft to another destination
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