hijack

Etymology
Possibly from a (1915).

Verb

 * 1) 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) To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.
 * 3)  To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.
 * 4)  To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site.
 * 5)  To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
 * 1)  To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
 * 1)  To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.

Translations

 * Arabic: خَطَفَ
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 攔路搶劫,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: kapre
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: kaaperdama
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:, hijacken, , , die Kontrolle an sich reißen über
 * Greek: ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Macedonian: при́граби, гра́бне, о́тима
 * Maori: kāhaki, kāwhaki
 * Norman: haïjatchi
 * Polish: porywać / porwać
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , , , ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * German: die Kontrolle an sich reißen über
 * Maori: kā(w)haki
 * Polish: zakłócać / zakłócić


 * Finnish:
 * German: die Kontrolle übernehmen über, die Kontrolle an sich reißen über
 * Swedish:

Noun

 * 1) An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
 * 2) An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.
 * 3)  An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
 * 4)  Preflop, the position two before the dealer.
 * 5)  A highwayman, robber.

Translations

 * Arabic: اختطاف
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: отвличане
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: kapring
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:, -πειρατεία,
 * Irish: fuadach
 * Japanese: ,
 * Macedonian: грабну́вање
 * Norman: haïjaqu'thie
 * Norwegian: kapring
 * Russian:, ,
 * Swedish: