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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination;
[syn: hijack, highjack]


VERB (2)

1. take arbitrarily or by force;
- Example: "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
[syn: commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate]

2. seize control of;
- Example: "they hijacked the judicial process"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hijack
    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]
    2: seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process"