26984 words

hijack

7 definitions • 8 examples
1
to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle during a journey, especially using violence:

Examples:

Two men hijacked a jet travelling to Paris and demanded $125,000.
2
to take control of or use something that does not belong to you for your own advantage:

Examples:

He resents the way his ideas have been hijacked by others in the department.
3
an occasion when someone uses force to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle:

Examples:

The hijack ended with the release of all the plane's passengers unharmed.
He’s a leading suspect in the hijacking of the jetliner.
4
to force someone to give you control of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship that is in the middle of a trip:

Examples:

Gunmen tried to hijack their truck.
5
Someone who hijacks someone else’s ideas or plans uses those ideas and claims to have created them:

Examples:

The movie hijacks some of its style from "Blade Runner."
6
to take control of something, such as another person's plan, a system, or a meeting for your own advantage:

Examples:

The association is annoyed that its campaign has been hijacked by pin-striped PR men.
7
to take control of a computer belonging to someone else without their permission, especially for illegal purposes:

Examples:

Hundreds of the department's powerful computers were hijacked by hackers, who used them to send spam email.

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