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单词 carnap
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carnapv.

Brit. /ˈkɑːnap/, U.S. /ˈkɑrˌnæp/, Philippine English /ˈkɑrˌnɑp/
Inflections: Present participle carnapping, (chiefly U.S.) carnaping; past tense and past participle carnapped, (chiefly U.S.) carnaped;
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: car n.1, -nap comb. form.
Etymology: < car n.1 + -nap comb. form. Compare slightly earlier carnapping n.
Now chiefly Philippine English.
transitive. To steal (a motor vehicle). Cf. carjack vb. at carjacking n. Derivatives.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [verb (transitive)] > vehicle theft
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1937 Helena (Montana) Independent 25 July 6/3 A car belonging to Douglas Gold, city superintendent of schools, was ‘carnaped’ early this week.
1949 Clovis (New Mexico) News-Jrnl. 13 Nov. 21/1 The owner of the car she had almost ‘carnapped’ hadn't shown up to witness her discomfiture.
1983 N. Joaquin Joaquinesquerie 13 Poor Doy! When his jeep was carnapped he was left only with his guitar.
2012 BusinessWorld (Philippines) (Nexis) 24 Oct. We've always thought this was just an automotive shop. We can't see inside because of the high fence so we don't really know that the vehicles were carnapped.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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