Main Entry: hi·jack

Variant(s): also high·jack \ˈhī-ˌjak\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1923

1 a : to steal by stopping a vehicle on the highway b : to commandeer (a flying airplane) especially by coercing the pilot at gunpoint c : to stop and steal from (a vehicle in transit) d : kidnap
2 a : to steal or rob as if by hijacking b : to subject to extortion or swindling

— hijack noun

— hi·jack·er noun