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hijacked

/ˈhaɪdʒækt/

/ˈhaɪˌdʒækt/

Translations

hijackedadjective

more hijacked

Comp.

most hijacked

Super.

/ˈhaɪ.dʒækt/

захваченный

The hijacked plane was forced to land in a remote area.

Захваченный самолет был вынужден приземлиться в удаленной местности.

Synonyms

taken over

hijackverb

hijacked

Past Simple

hijacked

Past Simple

hijacked

Past Participle

hijacking

Gerund

/ˈhaɪdʒæk/

/ˈhaɪˌdʒæk/

угнать

The criminals planned to hijack the airplane.

Преступники планировали угнать самолет.

захватить

The terrorists attempted to hijack the ship.

Террористы попытались захватить корабль.

Additional translations

Synonyms

take over

hijackpast participle

hijacked

Used attributively (e.g., "a hijacked plane")

Synonyms

taken over

Definitions

hijackedadjective

Taken over or controlled by force or without permission.

The hijacked plane was forced to land at a remote airstrip.

Used to describe something that has been appropriated or commandeered for a different purpose than originally intended.

The meeting was hijacked by a group with their own agenda.

hijackverb

To illegally seize control of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship while it is in transit.

The group planned to hijack the plane and demand a ransom.

To take control of something for one's own purposes, often in a forceful or unauthorized manner.

The politician tried to hijack the meeting to push his own agenda.

To seize goods from a vehicle in transit by force or intimidation.

During Prohibition, bootleggers would often hijack trucks carrying rival shipments of liquor.

hijackpast participle

Seized or taken over by force while in transit.

The hijacked aircraft remained on the runway for hours.