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to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle during a journey, especially using violence: Two men hijacked a jet travelling to Paris and demanded $125,000. disapproving. to take control of or use something that does not belong to you for your own advantage: He resents the way his ideas have been hijacked by others in the department.
verb. /ˈhaɪdʒæk/ Verb Forms. hijack something to use violence or threats to take control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to force it to travel to a different place or to demand something from a government. The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. Wordfinder. Collocations Crime.
If you say that someone has hijacked something, you disapprove of the way in which they have taken control of it when they had no right to do so. [ disapproval ] A peaceful demonstration had been hijacked by anarchists intent on causing trouble.
a. : to steal (goods in transit) by stopping a vehicle. Shipping cargo internationally, however, is rife with pitfalls. Shipments may be stolen, hijacked, destroyed, damaged or delayed. David Drake. A shipment of … albums by British pop idol Sting was hijacked in transit while being transported from Germany to an Italian warehouse. Willem Hoos.
to force someone to give you control of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship that is in the middle of a trip: Gunmen tried to hijack their truck. Someone who hijacks someone else’s ideas or plans uses those ideas and claims to have created them: The movie hijacks some of its style from "Blade Runner."
the act of taking control of or using something that does not belong to you for your own advantage, or an occasion when this happens: The public won't stand for the hijacking of its public offices by corrupt politicians. I had recently fixed a browser hijacking issue. Fewer examples.
/ˈhaɪdʒækɪŋ/ (also hijack) [countable, uncountable] the use of violence or threats to take control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to force it to travel to a different place or to demand something from a government. There have been a series of hijackings recently in the area. an unsuccessful hijack.
Hijacking, the illegal seizure of a land vehicle, aircraft, or other conveyance while it is in transit. Although since the late 20th century hijacking most frequently involved the seizure of an airplane and its forcible diversion to destinations chosen by the air pirates, when the term was coined.
6 days ago · Definitions of hijacking. noun. robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force. synonyms: highjacking. see more.
To hijack a vehicle is to take control of it by force. Chances are you've seen an action movie in which some villains hijack a car or plane. To hijack a vehicle is to take it over illegally. Such a crime is called a hijack or a hijacking.
