kidnap

kidnap is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 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 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place.
2. verb. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

   "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"

   Synonyms: abduct, nobble, snatch

Synonyms

abduct, nobble, snatch

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in kidnap:

inkpad

Common word forms

kidnaps, kidnaped, kidnaper, kidnaping, kidnapped, kidnapper, kidnapping

Words from these letters

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