hijacks in English
noun
1
an incident or act of hijacking.
After the hijack attempt, he says he took stock, realising that ‘life might end any minute and I really need to push things on a bit’.
verb
1
illegally seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes.
three armed men hijacked a white van
noun
- highjack
verb
- commandeerseizetake overtake controlskyjackcarjackappropriateexpropriateconfiscateco-opt
- commandeerhighjackpirate
Use "hijacks" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "hijacks" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "hijacks", or refer to the context using the word "hijacks" in the English Dictionary.
1. THC hijacks one of the traditional binding locations of Anandamide
2. The tapeworm hijacks their brains and their bodies, turning them into vehicles for getting itself into a flamingo.
3. Synonyms for Abducts include kidnaps, seizes, snatches, captures, carries off, makes off with, hijacks, runs off with, shanghais and dognaps