hijackv.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪdʒak/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪˌdʒæk/

Forms: Also hi-jack, (formerly) highjack.

Etymology: Origin unknown.

Originally U.S. slang (now passing into general use).

transitive. To steal (contraband or stolen goods) in transit, to rob (a bootlegger or smuggler) of his illicit goods; to hold up and commandeer (a vehicle and its load) in transit; to seize (an aeroplane) in flight and force the pilot to fly to a new destination. Also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > rob [verb (transitive)] > hijack

hijack1923

hist1930

skyjack1961

1923 Literary Digest 4 Aug. 51/3 ‘I would have had $50,000,’ said Jimmy, ‘if I hadn't been hijacked.’

1927 ‘J. Barbican’ Confessions Rum-runner xvii. 181 So we landed the cargo as quickly as we could, and took the chance of the cargo being seized or hijacked on shore.

1936 E. Ambler Dark Frontier xi. 178 I still don't see how we're going to high-jack Groom's men.

1936 J. G. Brandon Pawnshop Murder v. 47 Some one else has been on to this deal, given him the works and hi-jacked the stuff.

1959 A. W. Sherring Tip Off i. 8 A stack of old banknotes leaves Central Post Office at three this afternoon. The van will be hijacked.

1961 John o' London's 12 Oct. 423/3 The plot concerns an attempt to hi-jack a million dollars.

1963 Times 4 Sept. 5/1 A lorry driver was beaten over the head and his load of cigarettes worth nearly £50,000 hi-jacked near Isleworth.

1968 Daily Tel. 7 Dec. 17/1 One of our planes with 35 on board was hi-jacked and flown to Cuba.

1970 Daily Tel. Mag. 16 Jan. 17/2 When a virus enters a cell it hijacks it, and makes it do what it wants.

Derivatives

ˈhijack n. an instance of hijacking; also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [noun] > hijacking > instance of

hijack1929

skyjack1961

1929 Daily Express 21 Jan. 2/7 A gang of ‘hijack bootleggers’ who had forced a restaurant owner to pay them £1,000.

1968 Sun 14 Nov. 5 Hi-jack figures released by Scotland Yard.

1968 Daily Tel. 7 Dec. 17/1 Our airline has been hit harder by hi-jacks than any other.

1972 Guardian 17 Nov. 14/1 The problems of becoming a hijack haven have made their mark.

ˈhijacking n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [noun] > hijacking

hijacking1923

histing1935

skyjacking1961

seajacking1985

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [adjective] > specific type or manner of robbery

church-robbing1549

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mail-settingc1688

hold-up1881

hijacking1923

smash-and-grab1927

skyjacked1961

1923 Literary Digest 4 Aug. 55/1 So much for hijacking on the high seas.

1924 Daily Mail 22 Dec. (N.Y. Corresp.) The duties of American coastguards are confined to seizing rum-ships; they cannot seize a Hi-Jacking ship unless it has pirated.

1927 Observer 16 Oct. 15/1 Play-goers here are not interested in the humours and results of Prohibition, boot-legging, and hi-jacking.

1928 Cosmopolitan Aug. 72/1 Some hi-jacking exploit.

1966 Times 22 Sept. 1/2 A £7,000 reward has been offered by an insurance company for information about the hi-jacking of two lorries.

1967 Listener 10 Aug. 179/1 The aerial hijacking of Moise Tshombe was commissioned..by the Congolese Government.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hijack
释义	hijackv. Brit. /ˈhʌɪdʒak/, U.S. /ˈhaɪˌdʒæk/ Forms: Also hi-jack, (formerly) highjack. Etymology: Origin unknown. Originally U.S. slang (now passing into general use). transitive. To steal (contraband or stolen goods) in transit, to rob (a bootlegger or smuggler) of his illicit goods; to hold up and commandeer (a vehicle and its load) in transit; to seize (an aeroplane) in flight and force the pilot to fly to a new destination. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > rob [verb (transitive)] > hijack hijack1923 hist1930 skyjack1961 1923 Literary Digest 4 Aug. 51/3 ‘I would have had $50,000,’ said Jimmy, ‘if I hadn't been hijacked.’ 1927 ‘J. Barbican’ Confessions Rum-runner xvii. 181 So we landed the cargo as quickly as we could, and took the chance of the cargo being seized or hijacked on shore. 1936 E. Ambler Dark Frontier xi. 178 I still don't see how we're going to high-jack Groom's men. 1936 J. G. Brandon Pawnshop Murder v. 47 Some one else has been on to this deal, given him the works and hi-jacked the stuff. 1959 A. W. Sherring Tip Off i. 8 A stack of old banknotes leaves Central Post Office at three this afternoon. The van will be hijacked. 1961 John o' London's 12 Oct. 423/3 The plot concerns an attempt to hi-jack a million dollars. 1963 Times 4 Sept. 5/1 A lorry driver was beaten over the head and his load of cigarettes worth nearly £50,000 hi-jacked near Isleworth. 1968 Daily Tel. 7 Dec. 17/1 One of our planes with 35 on board was hi-jacked and flown to Cuba. 1970 Daily Tel. Mag. 16 Jan. 17/2 When a virus enters a cell it hijacks it, and makes it do what it wants. Derivatives ˈhijack n. an instance of hijacking; also attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [noun] > hijacking > instance of hijack1929 skyjack1961 1929 Daily Express 21 Jan. 2/7 A gang of ‘hijack bootleggers’ who had forced a restaurant owner to pay them £1,000. 1968 Sun 14 Nov. 5 Hi-jack figures released by Scotland Yard. 1968 Daily Tel. 7 Dec. 17/1 Our airline has been hit harder by hi-jacks than any other. 1972 Guardian 17 Nov. 14/1 The problems of becoming a hijack haven have made their mark. ˈhijacking n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [noun] > hijacking hijacking1923 histing1935 skyjacking1961 seajacking1985 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [adjective] > specific type or manner of robbery church-robbing1549 footpadding1628 padding1628 mail-settingc1688 hold-up1881 hijacking1923 smash-and-grab1927 skyjacked1961 1923 Literary Digest 4 Aug. 55/1 So much for hijacking on the high seas. 1924 Daily Mail 22 Dec. (N.Y. Corresp.) The duties of American coastguards are confined to seizing rum-ships; they cannot seize a Hi-Jacking ship unless it has pirated. 1927 Observer 16 Oct. 15/1 Play-goers here are not interested in the humours and results of Prohibition, boot-legging, and hi-jacking. 1928 Cosmopolitan Aug. 72/1 Some hi-jacking exploit. 1966 Times 22 Sept. 1/2 A £7,000 reward has been offered by an insurance company for information about the hi-jacking of two lorries. 1967 Listener 10 Aug. 179/1 The aerial hijacking of Moise Tshombe was commissioned..by the Congolese Government. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1923
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