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hijack

Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ.d͡ʒæk/

The English word “hijack” has 8 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
  2. To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.
  3. To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.

noun

  1. An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
  2. An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.
  3. An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
  4. Preflop, the position two before the dealer.
  5. A highwayman, robber.

Etymology

Possibly from a blend of highway + jacker (“one who holds up”) (1915).

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