Definition of hijack Hijack
/hajˈʤæˌk/ - [hayjak] - hi•jack
We found 13 definitions of hijack from 4 different sources.
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What does hijack mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: hijacks |
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| hijack - seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination | ||
| highjack | ||
| criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, crime, offence, offense (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" | ||
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| hijack - seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process" | ||
| usurp, arrogate, seize, take over, assume take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke" | ||
| hijack - take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" | ||
| commandeer, highjack, pirate | ||
| seize affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" | ||
| criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, crime, offence, offense (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" | ||
| skyjack subject an aircraft to air piracy; "the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan" | ||
| carjack take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it; "My car was carjacked last night!" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- hijack (Noun)
An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle. - hijack (Noun)
An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process. - hijack (Noun)
An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions. - hijack (Verb)
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. - hijack (Verb)
To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one. - hijack (Verb)
To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie. - hijack (Verb)
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. - hijack (Verb)
To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
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hijack
To take arbitrarily or by force, possibly associated with the kidnapping of its occupants.
