highjack

high·jack

H0195800 (hī′jăk′) Informal v. & n. Variant of hijack.

highjack

(ˈhaɪˌdʒæk) vb, n a less common spelling of hijack ˈhighˌjacker n ˈhighˌjacking n

hi•jack

(ˈhaɪˌdʒæk)
v.t. 1. to seize (an airplane or other vehicle) by threat or by force, esp. for ransom or political objectives. 2. to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey. 3. to rob (a vehicle) after forcing it to stop: They hijacked the truck outside the city. n. 4. an act or instance of hijacking. [1920–25, Amer.; of uncertain orig.]

highjack

Past participle: highjacked
Gerund: highjacking

Imperative
highjack
highjack

Present
I highjack
you highjack
he/she/it highjacks
we highjack
you highjack
they highjack

Preterite
I highjacked
you highjacked
he/she/it highjacked
we highjacked
you highjacked
they highjacked

Present Continuous
I am highjacking
you are highjacking
he/she/it is highjacking
we are highjacking
you are highjacking
they are highjacking

Present Perfect
I have highjacked
you have highjacked
he/she/it has highjacked
we have highjacked
you have highjacked
they have highjacked

Past Continuous
I was highjacking
you were highjacking
he/she/it was highjacking
we were highjacking
you were highjacking
they were highjacking

Past Perfect
I had highjacked
you had highjacked
he/she/it had highjacked
we had highjacked
you had highjacked
they had highjacked

Future
I will highjack
you will highjack
he/she/it will highjack
we will highjack
you will highjack
they will highjack

Future Perfect
I will have highjacked
you will have highjacked
he/she/it will have highjacked
we will have highjacked
you will have highjacked
they will have highjacked

Future Continuous
I will be highjacking
you will be highjacking
he/she/it will be highjacking
we will be highjacking
you will be highjacking
they will be highjacking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been highjacking
you have been highjacking
he/she/it has been highjacking
we have been highjacking
you have been highjacking
they have been highjacking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been highjacking
you will have been highjacking
he/she/it will have been highjacking
we will have been highjacking
you will have been highjacking
they will have been highjacking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been highjacking
you had been highjacking
he/she/it had been highjacking
we had been highjacking
you had been highjacking
they had been highjacking

Conditional
I would highjack
you would highjack
he/she/it would highjack
we would highjack
you would highjack
they would highjack

Past Conditional
I would have highjacked
you would have highjacked
he/she/it would have highjacked
we would have highjacked
you would have highjacked
they would have highjacked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	highjack - seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destinationhijackcarjacking - the violent theft of an occupied carcrime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
Verb	1.	highjack - take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"commandeer, hijack, piratecrime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"seize - take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"skyjack - subject an aircraft to air piracy; "the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan"carjack - take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it; "My car was carjacked last night!"

hijack

also highjack
verbInformal. To compel by pressure or threats:blackjack, coerce, dragoon, force.Informal: strong-arm.

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