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highjack

highjack is the alternative spelling of hijack.

Meaning of hijack

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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Forms of highjack

Noun
pluralhighjacks
Verb
third-person singular presenthighjacks
present participlehighjacking
past participlehighjacked
pasthighjacked

Questions about highjack

What is highjack the alternative spelling of?
Highjack is the alternative spelling of hijack.

Words near highjack in the dictionary

  1. highhearted
  2. highheartedly
  3. highheartedness
  4. highing
  5. highish
  6. highjack
  7. highjacked
  8. highjacker
  9. highjackers
  10. highjacking
  11. highjackings

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