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hijack in Malay

rampas

UK/ˈhaɪ.d͡ʒæk/

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Australia/ˈhɑe.d͡ʒæk/

hijack in Malay: rampas. In English, hijack means to forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).

Malay words for hijack

to seize control of a vehicle
rampas

English meaning of hijack

  1. verb To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
  2. verb To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.
  3. verb To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
  4. noun An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.

Full definition of hijack

hijack in a sentence

  • hijack the radio show

hijack in other languages

Questions about hijack in Malay

What is the meaning of hijack in Malay?
Hijack in Malay is rampas.
Apakah maksud hijack dalam bahasa Melayu?
Hijack: rampas.
What does hijack mean in English?
Hijack means to forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hijack (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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