Highjack (Verb)
Meaning
Take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The group of protesters attempted to highjack the live broadcast by storming onto the set.
- Authorities have arrested several individuals suspected of highjacking cargo trucks on the highway.
- The pirates highjacked the tanker ship and demanded a ransom in exchange for the crew's safe return.
- Air traffic control detected an attempt to highjacking a commercial flight over international airspace.
- A group of rogue soldiers highjacked the government's broadcasting station to issue their demands.