Hijacking
verb
To take control of a vehicle or airplane by using force, usually with the intention of committing a crime.
The group of terrorists planned on hijacking the plane to get their demands met.
Often appears as...
- hijacking a plane
- hijacking a car
verb
To take control of an event or discussion, often for one's own advantage.
She constantly berated him for hijacking the conversation during their group discussions.
Often appears as...
- hijacking the meeting
- hijacking the event
verb
To intercept and steal goods from a vehicle while in transit.
The gang was charged with hijacking a cargo truck filled with electronics.
Often appears as...
- hijacking a truck
- hijacking cargo
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Formal
verb
To unlawfully seize or take over control of a computer or network system, usually for malicious intent.
His computer was hijacked by a virus that stole all his data.
Often appears as...
- hijacking a network
- hijacking a computer
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Technical
verb
To take control of a vehicle or airplane by using force, usually with the intention of committing a crime.
The group of terrorists planned on hijacking the plane to get their demands met.
Often appears as...
- hijacking a plane
- hijacking a car
verb
To take control of an event or discussion, often for one's own advantage.
She constantly berated him for hijacking the conversation during their group discussions.
Often appears as...
- hijacking the meeting
- hijacking the event
verb
To intercept and steal goods from a vehicle while in transit.
The gang was charged with hijacking a cargo truck filled with electronics.
Often appears as...
- hijacking a truck
- hijacking cargo
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To unlawfully seize or take over control of a computer or network system, usually for malicious intent.
His computer was hijacked by a virus that stole all his data.
Often appears as...
- hijacking a network
- hijacking a computer
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Takeover
Hijacking in this sense involves physical force or threats to gain control.
After brandishing a weapon, the hijacker commandeered the bus.
Pro Tip 2/3Illegal Intent
The act is criminal and usually aims to achieve an illegal or wrongful purpose.
The assailants were arrested for hijacking the yacht to smuggle goods.
Pro Tip 3/3Crisis Scenario
Hijackings are high-risk situations that can escalate to national crises or emergencies.
Hostage negotiators were called to resolve the airplane hijacking peacefully.
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Takeover
Hijacking in this sense involves physical force or threats to gain control.
After brandishing a weapon, the hijacker commandeered the bus.
Pro Tip 2/3Illegal Intent
The act is criminal and usually aims to achieve an illegal or wrongful purpose.
The assailants were arrested for hijacking the yacht to smuggle goods.
Pro Tip 3/3Crisis Scenario
Hijackings are high-risk situations that can escalate to national crises or emergencies.
Hostage negotiators were called to resolve the airplane hijacking peacefully.
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Takeover
Hijacking in this sense involves physical force or threats to gain control.
After brandishing a weapon, the hijacker commandeered the bus.
Pro Tip 2/3Illegal Intent
The act is criminal and usually aims to achieve an illegal or wrongful purpose.
The assailants were arrested for hijacking the yacht to smuggle goods.
Pro Tip 3/3Crisis Scenario
Hijackings are high-risk situations that can escalate to national crises or emergencies.
Hostage negotiators were called to resolve the airplane hijacking peacefully.
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How parasites change...
sometimes through an intermediate species. Our parasites elegantly achieve this by manipulating their host's behavior, sometimes through direct brain hijacking. For example, this is the Gordian worm. One of its hosts, this cricket.
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Yuval Noah Harari...
smart person i have full control of my life nobody can manipulate me and i couldn't focus my attention for 10 seconds on my own breath without some thought emotion memory popping up and hijacking my attention to some
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Robbery in the Sky PIPE...
he holds the bare ends of two wires threatening to blow up the plane unless his demands are met the hijacking is
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How parasites change...
sometimes through an intermediate species. Our parasites elegantly achieve this by manipulating their host's behavior, sometimes through direct brain hijacking. For example, this is the Gordian worm. One of its hosts, this cricket.
Video examples
Yuval Noah Harari...
smart person i have full control of my life nobody can manipulate me and i couldn't focus my attention for 10 seconds on my own breath without some thought emotion memory popping up and hijacking my attention to some
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Robbery in the Sky PIPE...
he holds the bare ends of two wires threatening to blow up the plane unless his demands are met the hijacking is
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Quote examples
Isaac Yeffet
Israeli Public Servant
There is only so much negotiating and maneuvering that can be done while the aircraft is under siege in mid-air. Therefore, the best way to put a stop to hijacking is by having high levels of security implemented by qualified and trained personnel both on the ground and in the air.
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Oriana Fallaci
Italian Journalist
The more democratic and open a society is, the more it's exposed to terrorism. The more a country is free, not governed by a police regime, the more it risks hijackings or massacres like the ones that took place for many years in Italy and Germany and other parts of Europe.
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Lucas Till
American Actor
My dad's nickname was MacGyver when we were kids. He'd hijack my projects all the time. When I got older, he would not do it as much... but he would just end up hijacking the whole thing. You should see the look in his eyes when he gets to create stuff.
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Brendan I. Koerner
American Author
In the early years of America's skyjacking epidemic, the airlines were reluctant to let the FBI attempt to end hijackings by force; they feared that innocents would get caught in the crossfire, thereby sparking a wave of negative publicity.
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Hugh Shelton
American Soldier
Of course, you always have to be concerned about hijacking. But with the measures that are in place right now, I'd say that probably the airways are as safe as they've been in a good number of years.
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Michael Moore
American Activist
How could a guy sitting in a cave in Afghanistan, have... plotted so perfectly the hijacking of four planes and then guaranteed that three of them would end up precisely on their targets?
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Andrew Weil
American Scientist
The world is beset by many problems, but in my opinion, this hijacking of our brain's reward centers by electronic media is potentially one of the most destructive.
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Sucheta Dalal
India is no stranger to crises - wars, hijackings, plane crashes - we have seen them all.
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Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
A triumph of consciousness-raising has been the homosexual hijacking of the word 'gay.
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Eric Yuan
American Businessman
Hijacking other's meetings or classrooms - this is online crime.
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Isaac Yeffet
Israeli Public Servant
There is only so much negotiating and maneuvering that can be done while the aircraft is under siege in mid-air. Therefore, the best way to put a stop to hijacking is by having high levels of security implemented by qualified and trained personnel both on the ground and in the air.
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Oriana Fallaci
Italian Journalist
The more democratic and open a society is, the more it's exposed to terrorism. The more a country is free, not governed by a police regime, the more it risks hijackings or massacres like the ones that took place for many years in Italy and Germany and other parts of Europe.
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Lucas Till
American Actor
My dad's nickname was MacGyver when we were kids. He'd hijack my projects all the time. When I got older, he would not do it as much... but he would just end up hijacking the whole thing. You should see the look in his eyes when he gets to create stuff.
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Brendan I. Koerner
American Author
In the early years of America's skyjacking epidemic, the airlines were reluctant to let the FBI attempt to end hijackings by force; they feared that innocents would get caught in the crossfire, thereby sparking a wave of negative publicity.
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Hugh Shelton
American Soldier
Of course, you always have to be concerned about hijacking. But with the measures that are in place right now, I'd say that probably the airways are as safe as they've been in a good number of years.
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Michael Moore
American Activist
How could a guy sitting in a cave in Afghanistan, have... plotted so perfectly the hijacking of four planes and then guaranteed that three of them would end up precisely on their targets?
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Andrew Weil
American Scientist
The world is beset by many problems, but in my opinion, this hijacking of our brain's reward centers by electronic media is potentially one of the most destructive.
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Sucheta Dalal
India is no stranger to crises - wars, hijackings, plane crashes - we have seen them all.
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Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
A triumph of consciousness-raising has been the homosexual hijacking of the word 'gay.
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Eric Yuan
American Businessman
Hijacking other's meetings or classrooms - this is online crime.
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