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
12 January 2025
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
