tr.v., -jacked, also -jacked, -jack·ing, -jack·ing, -jacks, -jacks.
- To stop and rob (a vehicle in transit).
- To steal (goods) from a vehicle in transit.
- To seize control of (a moving vehicle) by use of force, especially in order to reach an alternate destination.
- To steal from as if by hijacking.
- To swindle or subject to extortion.
The act or an instance of hijacking.
[Probably back-formation from highjacker, perhaps from jacker, holdup man, from JACK, to jacklight.]
hijacker hi'jack'er n.
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