highjacking
/ˈhaɪˌdʒækɪŋ/
noun
- The act of illegally taking control of a vehicle (such as an airplane, ship, or truck) by force, often to steal goods or make demands.
- The crew managed to escape during the highjacking of the ship.
- The highjacking of the cargo truck was caught on a security camera.
- Airport security has improved greatly since the highjacking of several planes in the 1970s.
- The act of taking control of something (such as a meeting, event, or process) in a forceful or dishonest way to change its purpose.
- Critics accused the company of a highjacking of the community project for its own profit.
- The highjacking of the online discussion by trolls made it impossible to have a real conversation.
- The highjacking of the town hall meeting by a small group upset many residents.
verb
- To illegally take control of a vehicle (such as an airplane, ship, or truck) by force, often to steal goods or make demands.
- No one was hurt when the criminals tried to highjack the passenger plane.
- The thieves planned to highjack the delivery truck and steal the electronics inside.
- The pirates attempted to highjack the fishing boat near the coast.
- To take control of something (such as a meeting, event, or process) in a forceful or dishonest way to change its purpose.
- Don't let your emotions highjack the conversation; stay calm and listen.
- A few loud members tried to highjack the committee meeting to push their own agenda.
- The hackers managed to highjack the website and post false information.
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