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Traditional English :: hijack
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hijacker.html - v. & n. --v.tr. 1 seize control of (a loaded lorry, an aircraft in flight, etc.), esp. to force it to a different destination. 2 seize (goods) in transit. 3 take over (an organization etc.) by force or subterfuge in order to redirect it. --n. an instance of hijacking. hijacker n. [20th c.: orig. unkn.] |
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Traditional English :: hijack
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hijacker.html - v. & n. --v.tr. 1 seize control of (a loaded lorry, an aircraft in flight, etc.), esp. to force it to a different destination. 2 seize (goods) in transit. 3 take over (an organization etc.) by force or subterfuge in order to redirect it. --n. an instance of hijacking. hijacker n. [20th c.: orig. unkn.] |
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Traditional English :: hijack
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hijacker.html - v. & n. --v.tr. 1 seize control of (a loaded lorry, an aircraft in flight, etc.), esp. to force it to a different destination. 2 seize (goods) in transit. 3 take over (an organization etc.) by force or subterfuge in order to redirect it. --n. an instance of hijacking. hijacker n. [20th c.: orig. unkn.] |
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Traditional English :: hijack
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hijacker.html - v. & n. --v.tr. 1 seize control of (a loaded lorry, an aircraft in flight, etc.), esp. to force it to a different destination. 2 seize (goods) in transit. 3 take over (an organization etc.) by force or subterfuge in order to redirect it. --n. an instance of hijacking. hijacker n. [20th c.: orig. unkn.] |
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Traditional English :: hijra
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hijacker.html - var. of HEGIRA. |
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English Idioms :: hide
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hijacker.html - See: HAVE ONE'S HIDE, TAN ONE'S HIDE. |
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