carnap
carnap verb: to steal a motor vehicle.
Verb
carnap (third-person singular simple present carnaps, present participle carnapping or (rare, US only) carnaping, simple past and past participle carnapped or (rare, US only) carnaped)
- To steal a motor vehicle.
- Synonyms:
- hijack
Proper noun capitalized: Carnap
Carnap (plural Carnaps)
- A surname.
Synonyms of carnap
Forms of carnap
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | carnaps |
| present participle | carnapping |
| past participle | carnapped |
| past | carnapped |
| present participle US (rare) | carnaping |
| past participle US (rare) | carnaped |
| past US (rare) | carnaped |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Carnaps |
Origin of carnap
From car + -nap, formed in allusion to kidnap based on an erroneous belief that the latter specifically refers to the kidnapping of children.
Words formed from carnap
Questions about carnap
- What does carnap mean?
- Carnap means to steal a motor vehicle.
- What part of speech is carnap?
- Carnap can be a verb or a proper noun.
- What is the past tense of carnap?
- The past tense of carnap is carnapped.
Words near carnap in the dictionary
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