hijack

2 definitions found

hijack - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hijack
      n 1: seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert
           it to an alternate destination [syn: hijack, highjack]
      v 1: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the
           plane and flew it to Miami" [syn: commandeer, hijack,
           highjack, pirate]
      2: seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process"

hijack - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "hijack":
     blackjack, bludgeon, bulldoze, bully, coerce, commit robbery,
     dragoon, heist, hold up, intimidate, knock over, mug, rip off, rob,
     shanghai, steamroller, stick up, strong-arm, use violence