HIGHJACK

hijack, highjack

(noun) seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination

commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate

(verb) take arbitrarily or by force; “The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

highjack (plural highjacks)

Alternative spelling of hijack

Verb

highjack (third-person singular simple present highjacks, present participle highjacking, simple past and past participle highjacked)

Alternative spelling of hijack

Source: Wiktionary



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