hijack
verb [T] /ˈhaɪ.dʒæk/Definition
› to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle during a journey, especially using violence: Two men hijacked a jet travelling to Paris and demanded $125,000.Terrorism and political crime › disapproving to take control of or use something that does not belong to you for your own advantage: He resents the way his ideas have been hijacked by others in the department.ForgeryCopying and copiesCopying and copiesForgery hijacker /-ər/
/-ɚ/ noun [C] Miscellaneous criminals
/-ɚ/ noun [C] Miscellaneous criminals (Definition of hijack verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ape verb
- blueprint noun
- carbon copy noun (DOCUMENT)
- carbon copy noun (SAME APPEARANCE)
- carbon paper noun
- derivative adjective
- forgery noun
- imaging noun
- imitate verb
- imitation adjective
- imitation noun
- photostat noun
- piracy noun (MOVIES/MUSIC)
- pirate verb
- plagiarize verb
- recreate verb
- reproduce verb (COPY)
- reproduction noun (COPY)
- simulation noun
- take-off noun (COPY)
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Copying and copies
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