[syn: commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
highjack \highjack\ v. t.
same as hijack. [Rare]
Syn: commandeer, hijack, high-jack, pirate, expropriate.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
highjack \highjack\ n.
Same as highjacking.
Syn: hijack.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
highjack
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]