Definition of kidnap Kidnap
/kɪˈdnæˌp/ - [kidnatp] - kid•nap
We found 8 definitions of kidnap from 7 different sources.
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What does kidnap mean?
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| kidnap - take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" | ||
| nobble, abduct, snatch | ||
| 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" | ||
| shanghai, impress take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- kidnap (Noun)
An instance of kidnapping. - kidnap (Verb)
To seize and detain a person unlawfully; sometimes for ransom.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- kidnap (v. t.)
To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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kidnap
To take away secretly by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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kidnap
kid′nap, v.t. to steal, as a human being:—pr.p. kid′napping; pa.t. and pa.p. kid′napped.—n. Kid′napper. [Vulgar kid (old thieves' cant, kinchin—Ger. kindchen), a child, and vulgar nab, to steal.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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kidnap
To crimp or carry off by artifice.
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🔤- kidnap, verb, present, 1st person singular of kidnap (infinitive).
- kidnap, verb (infinitive).
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