Thesaurus results for HIGHJACK

hijack

verb

ˈhī-ˌjak

variants also highjack

Definition of hijack next

as in to commandeer

to take control of (a vehicle) by force some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun

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Recent Examples of hijack Allen's defense team aggressively pushed their theory that Odinists, members of a pagan Norse religion hijacked by white nationalists, killed the girls during a sacrificial ritual in the woods. —

Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024 Israel said those killed were Hamas militants trying to hijack the trucks. —

Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024 This gave the attackers the means by which to execute the BEC attack itself that involved hijacking an existing email thread discussing a purchase order and accompanying invoice for battery parts. —

Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 The team wondered if this mechanism could be hijacked as a non-invasive vaccination method against more dangerous pathogens. —

Michael Irving, New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hijack