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Hijack
noun, verb, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
- 2 seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination wordnet
- 3 An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.
"I opened my closet door and stared. Should I pack my good suit and black loafers? Uh-uh. Travel light. Think positive. Go there, get done whatever there was to do, and get back. I loved Lolly, but I couldn't let her stroke hijack my life. How many guys would do this much for their aunt?"
- 4 An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
- 5 Preflop, the position two before the dealer. slang
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- 6 A highwayman, robber. obsolete
"One lone "high-jack" held up 11 harvest hands in a freight car [...] last night, making a clean getaway with slightly over $180."
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 take arbitrarily or by force wordnet
- 3 To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.
"hijack the radio show"
- 4 seize control of wordnet
- 5 To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Possibly from a blend of highway + jacker (“one who holds up”) (1915).
Etymology 2
Possibly from a blend of highway + jacker (“one who holds up”) (1915).
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