The meaning of Highjacked

Highjacked – definition

verb
Unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes.
Usage examples:
A man armed with grenades hijacked the jet yesterday
Synonims:
Commandeer Seize Take over Take possession of Skyjack Appropriate Expropriate Confiscate Snatch

Highjacked translation into English

Highjacked: translate from English into Chinese

劫持

Highjacked: translate from English into Dutch

Gekaapt

Highjacked: translate from English into French

Détourné

Highjacked: translate from English into German

Entführt

Highjacked: translate from English into Hindi

हाईजैक्ड

Highjacked: translate from English into Italian

Dirottato

Highjacked: translate from English into Korean

하이재킹

Highjacked: translate from English into Russian

Похищенный

Highjacked: translate from English into Spanish

Secuestrado

Word origin

1920s (originally US): of unknown origin.

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Highjacked – similar words

highjacks

verb
Unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes.
Usage examples:
A man armed with grenades hijacked the jet yesterday

noun
An incident or act of hijacking.
Usage examples:
An unsuccessful hijack attempt

All meanings and translations of Highjacks

highjacking

verb
Unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes.
Usage examples:
A man armed with grenades hijacked the jet yesterday

noun
An act of unlawfully seizing an aircraft, vehicle, or ship while in transit; a hijack.
Usage examples:
He was involved in a hijacking in 1981

All meanings and translations of Highjacking

highjack

verb
Unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes.
Usage examples:
A man armed with grenades hijacked the jet yesterday

noun
An incident or act of hijacking.
Usage examples:
An unsuccessful hijack attempt

All meanings and translations of Highjack

Highjacked synonims

appropriate

adjective
Suitable or proper in the circumstances.
Usage examples:
This isn't the appropriate time or place

verb
Take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.
Usage examples:
The accused had appropriated the property

Suitable for a particular person, place, or situation

All meanings and translations of Appropriate

commandeer

verb
Officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes.
Usage examples:
A nearby house had been commandeered by the army

verb
Take arbitrarily or by force

verb
To take possession or control of private property, esp. by force
Usage examples:
Some visitors commandeered outdoor tables on the balcony.

All meanings and translations of Commandeer

confiscate

verb
Take or seize (someone's property) with authority.
Usage examples:
The guards confiscated his camera

verb
To officially take private property away from someone, usually by legal authority
Usage examples:
Customs agents confiscated her bags., [ u ] the law allows for confiscation of vehicles used in cri…

verb
To officially take something away from someone, sometimes for a limited period, because they have done something illegal
Usage examples:
The organization has notified u.s. customs to confiscate all imported fire extinguishers with the c…

All meanings and translations of Confiscate

expropriate

verb
(of the state or an authority) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit.
Usage examples:
Their assets were expropriated by the government

verb
To take and keep money or property belonging to someone else

verb
If a government expropriates property, it takes it for public use, sometimes without payment to the owner
Usage examples:
The new regime wiped out organized crime and vice, expropriated factories and built new ones, setti…

All meanings and translations of Expropriate

seize

verb
Take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
Usage examples:
She jumped up and seized his arm

verb
Take hold of; grab

verb
To take something quickly and hold it
Usage examples:
He seized her arm to lead her through the crowd., fig. while she was distracted, i seized the oppor…

All meanings and translations of Seize

skyjack

verb
Hijack (an aircraft).
Usage examples:
A russian engineer skyjacked a soviet airliner

noun
An act of skyjacking.

All meanings and translations of Skyjack

snatch

verb
Quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way.
Usage examples:
She snatched a biscuit from the plate

noun
An act of snatching or quickly seizing something.
Usage examples:
A quick snatch of breath

verb
Grasp hastily or eagerly

All meanings and translations of Snatch

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