HIJACK

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”

hijack

(verb) seize control of; “they hijacked the judicial process”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

hijack (third-person singular simple present hijacks, present participle hijacking, simple past and past participle hijacked)

To forcibly stop and 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.

(computing) To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.

(computing) To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site (to hijack a browser).

(politics) To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.

Noun

hijack (plural hijacks)

An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.

An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.

(politics) An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.

(poker slang) Preflop, the position two before the dealer.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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