hijack

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
• Syn:
highjack
• Derivationally related forms:
highjack (for: highjack)
• Hypernyms:
crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking
• Hyponyms:
carjacking

II - verb

1. take arbitrarily or by force (Freq. 2)
- The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami
• Syn:
commandeer, highjack, pirate
• Derivationally related forms:
pirate (for: pirate), piracy (for: pirate), highjack (for: highjack), highjacker (for: highjack), highjacking (for: highjack), hijacker, hijacking
• Topics:
crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking
• Hypernyms:
seize
• Hyponyms:
skyjack, carjack
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. seize control of
- they hijacked the judicial process
• Hypernyms:
assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  highjack, commandeer, pirate