verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone). transitive

   "Someone should carjack that pompous jerk and teach him a lesson!"

2. 2
   take someone's car from them by force, usually with the intention of stealing it wordnet
3. 3
   To forcibly steal (a vehicle). transitive

   "These twerps have carjacked their last Mercedes."

Synonyms

All synonyms

hijackhijack

Example

More examples

"Someone should carjack that pompous jerk and teach him a lesson!"

Etymology

* Blend of car + hijack

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