hijack
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hijack
- /ˈhaɪ.d͡ʒæk/ Canada, UK, US
- /ˈhɑe.d͡ʒæk/ Australia
- [ˈhɑe̯.d͡ʒæk] New Zealand
Where it comes from
Possibly from a blend of highway + jacker (“one who holds up”) (1915).
verb hijacks · hijacking · hijacked · hi-jack · highjack
- To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
- To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one. hijack the radio show
- To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
noun hijacks · hi-jack · highjack
- An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
- An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process. 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?
- An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
- Preflop, the position two before the dealer.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: highjack, commandeer, expropriate, pirate, abducted, kidnapping, kidnapped, abduction, abduct, kidnap, rob, steal, capture, usurp, seize, extortion
Translations
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verb to seize control of a vehicle
| Español | secuestrar, atracar, arrebatar, rebatar |
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| 日本語 | 乗っ取る nottoru |
| 中文 | 劫持 jiéchí, 攔路搶劫 /拦路抢劫 lánlùqiǎngjié, 劫機 /劫机 jiéjī |
| Português | sequestrar |
| Français | détourner |
| Deutsch | entführen, hijacken, überfallen, kapern, die Kontrolle an sich reißen über |
| Italiano | dirottare |
| Ελληνικά | καταλαμβάνω katalamváno, απάγω apágo |
| Русский | угоня́ть ugonjátʹ, угна́ть ugnátʹ, напада́ть napadátʹ, напа́сть napástʹ, захва́тывать zaxvátyvatʹ, захвати́ть zaxvatítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | cướp máy bay, không tặc |
| العربية | خَطَفَ ḵaṭafa |
verb to seize control of a process
| Deutsch | die Kontrolle an sich reißen über, kapern |
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noun instance of hijacking of a vehicle
| 日本語 | 乗っ取り nottori, ハイジャック haijakku |
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| 中文 | 劫持 jiéchí, 劫機 /劫机 jiéjī |
| Français | détournement |
| Deutsch | Entführung, Überfall |
| Ελληνικά | πειρατεία peirateía, -πειρατεία -peirateía, αεροπειρατεία aeropeirateía |
| Русский | уго́н ugón, нападе́ние napadénije, захва́т zaxvát |
| العربية | إِخْتِطَاف ʔiḵtiṭāf |
Talk about this word "hijack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hijack. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hijack. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hijack "hijack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hijack.Cite this
@misc{hijack_2026,
title = {hijack},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hijack},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
