Meanings
verbcarjack (third-person singular simple present carjacks, present participle carjacking, simple past and past participle carjacked)
present singular third person carjacks · participle present carjacking · participle past carjacked · past carjacked · alternative car-jack
- transitiveTo steal an automobile forcibly from (someone).
Someone should carjack that pompous jerk and teach him a lesson!
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 劫車 /劫车
- 劫車 /劫车 (jiéchē)to steal an automobile forcibly
Japanese カージャック
- カージャック (kājakku)to steal an automobile forcibly
Spanish arrebatar, secuestrar
- arrebatarto steal an automobile forcibly
- secuestrarto steal an automobile forcibly
- rebatarto steal an automobile forcibly
- atracarto steal an automobile forcibly
Cite this entry
APA
carjack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carjack
MLA
“carjack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carjack. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carjack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carjack.
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