commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate
(verb) take arbitrarily or by force; “The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
commandeer (third-person singular simple present commandeers, present participle commandeering, simple past and past participle commandeered)
(transitive) To seize for military use.
(transitive) To force into military service.
(transitive) To take arbitrarily or by force.
Source: Wiktionary
Com`man*deer", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commandeered; p. pr. & vb. n. Commandeering.] [D. kommandeeren to command, in South Africa to commandeer, fr. F. commander to command. See Command.]
1. (Mil.)
Definition: To compel to perform military service; to seize for military purposes; -- orig. used of the Boers.
2. To take arbitrary or forcible possession of. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 June 2025
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
