hijack

hijack is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 22 · Words With Friends 24 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination

   Synonyms: highjack

2. verb. take arbitrarily or by force

   "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

   Synonyms: commandeer, highjack, pirate

3. verb. seize control of

   "they hijacked the judicial process"

Synonyms

highjack, commandeer, pirate

Common word forms

hijacks, hijacked, hijacker, hijacking

Words from these letters

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