hijack

verb
/ˈhaɪ.dʒæk/UK

Etymology

Possibly from a blend of highway + jacker (“one who holds up”) (1915).

  1. derived from jaque
  2. derived from jacke
  3. inherited from jakke
  4. suffixed as jacker — “jack + er
  5. compounded as hijack — “highway + jacker

Definitions

  1. To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination…

    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…

    To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.

    • hijack the radio show
  3. To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new…

    To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.

  4. + 5 more definitions
    1. An instance of hijacking

      An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.

    2. An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.

    3. An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.

    4. Preflop, the position two before the dealer.

    5. A highwayman, robber.

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA