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hijack::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | highjack |
| Type of | law-breaking, crime, criminal offence, criminal offense |
| Has types | carjacking |
Examples of hijack
hijack
We undercut all of these contrasting attempts to hijack Darwin for today's ends.
From the denverpost.com
We had never considered that parasites might instead hijack host cell proteases.
From the sciencedaily.com
The worm, called Fizzer, contains tools that could be used to hijack a computer.
From the newscientist.com
I really don't want to hijack the discussion we should be having in this thread.
From the guardian.co.uk
This was a hijack, courtesy of the militant Black Liberation Army, they declared.
From the independent.co.uk
There are no scary monsters to slay, no enemies to shoot and no cars to hijack.
From the fresnobee.com
The less that third-party groups hijack the process, and the money, the better.
From the nbr.co.nz
The Communists staged massive demonstrations to hijack Mosaddegh's initiatives.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Explain to us, please, how a platoon of terrorists could hijack four jetliners?
From the linkedin.com
- Commandeer: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
- Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
- Seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process"
- (hijacking) highjacking: robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
- Hijack is a made-for-television dramatic movie that first aired on ABC in 1973. It was filmed in the Antelope Valley of California.TV Guide, July 6-12, 1974, p A-57
- Hijack were a hip hop group from Brixton in London, featuring Kamanchi Sly, DJ Supreme, DJ Undercover, Ulysses, Agent Fritz and Agent Clueso. Their first single, "Style Wars" (Music of Life, 1988) caught the attention of the British hip hop community. ...
- Hijack is a 2008 bollywood film about terrorism. It stars Shiney Ahuja and Esha Deol. This film is based on the real life hijacking of IC 814.
- The following is a glossary of poker terms used in the card game of poker. Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon poker slang terms. ...
- An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process; An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions; To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a ...
