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单词 kidnap
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kidnap

[ kid-nap ]
/ ˈkɪd næp /
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verb (used with object), kid·napped or kid·naped, kid·nap·ping or kid·nap·ing.

to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.

Origin of kidnap

1675–85; kid1 + nap, variant of nab

SYNONYMS FOR kidnap

seize, bear off, bear away.
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OTHER WORDS FROM kidnap

kid·nap·pee, kid·nap·ee, nounkid·nap·per, kid·nap·er, nounun·kid·naped, adjectiveun·kid·napped, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH kidnap

hijack, kidnap , shanghai, skyjack

Words nearby kidnap

kiddy, kideo, kid glove, kid gloves, Kidman, kidnap, Kidnapped, kidney, kidney bean, kidney machine, kidney ore
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British Dictionary definitions for kidnap

kidnap
/ (ˈkɪdnæp) /

verb -naps, -napping or -napped or US -naps, -naping or -naped

(tr) to carry off and hold (a person), usually for ransom

Derived forms of kidnap

kidnapper or US kidnaper, nounkidnapping or US kidnaping, noun

Word Origin for kidnap

C17: kid 1 + obsolete nap to steal; see nab
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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