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carnapping

carnapping is the present participle and gerund of carnap.

Meaning of carnap

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)

  1. (Philippines) To steal a motor vehicle.
    Synonyms:
    hijack

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Noun

carnapping (plural carnappings)

  1. (Philippines) Grand theft auto; the theft of a motor vehicle.

Forms of carnapping

pluralcarnappings

Origin of carnapping

Blend of car + kidnapping, from the 1970s

Questions about carnapping

What does carnapping mean?
Carnapping means grand theft auto; the theft of a motor vehicle.
What is carnapping the present participle and gerund of?
Carnapping is the present participle and gerund of carnap.
What part of speech is carnapping?
Carnapping is a noun.
What is the plural of carnapping?
The plural of carnapping is carnappings.

Words near carnapping in the dictionary

  1. carnaping
  2. carnapings
  3. carnapped
  4. carnapper
  5. carnappers
  6. carnapping
  7. carnappings
  8. carnaps
  9. carnaptious
  10. carnaries
  11. carnaroli

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Adapted from Wiktionary: carnapping (page history and authors); carnap (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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