highjack

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A form of hijack — To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).

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Meanings

nounhighjack (plural highjacks)

plural highjacks

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of hijack.
verbhighjack (third-person singular simple present highjacks, present participle highjacking, simple past and past participle highjacked)

present singular third person highjacks · participle present highjacking · participle past highjacked · past highjacked

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of hijack.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounseizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination

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hijack
Broader
crimecriminal offensecriminal offence

verbtake arbitrarily or by force

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commandeerhijackpirate
Broader
seize
Also see
commandeerhijackpirate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

highjack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highjack

MLA

“highjack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highjack. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “highjack,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highjack.

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