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: kidnap2 a: to steal or rob as if by hijacking b: to subject to extortion or swindling

— hijack noun

— hi·jack·er noun