high-jack

Noun

hijack (plural hijacks)

1. An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
2. An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.
   • I opened my closet door and stared. Should I pack my good suit and black loafers? Uh-uh. Travel light. Think positive. Go there, get done whatever there was to do, and get back. I loved Lolly, but I couldn't let her stroke hijack my life. How many guys would do this much for their aunt?2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.3, at p.60-61
3. An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
4. (slang) Preflop, the position two before the dealer.
5. (obsolete) A highwayman, robber.
   • One lone "high-jack" held up 11 harvest hands in a freight car [...] last night, making a clean getaway with slightly over $180.1915 August 26, “Stick-Ups Get Good Hauls From Harvest Hands Near Yankton”, in Pierre Weekly Free Press, Pierre, SD, page 6

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