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hijack, v. orig. U.S. slang (now passing into general use).|ˈhaɪdʒæk|
Also hi-jack, (formerly) highjack.
[Origin unknown.]
trans. To steal (contraband or stolen goods) in transit, to rob (a bootlegger or smuggler) of his illicit goods; to hold up and commandeer (a vehicle and its load) in transit; to seize (an aeroplane) in flight and force the pilot to fly to a new destination. Also transf.
1923Lit. Digest 4 Aug. 51/3 ‘I would have had $50,000,’ said Jimmy, ‘if I hadn't been hijacked.’ 1927‘J. Barbican’ Confess. Rum-Runner xvii. 181 So we landed the cargo as quickly as we could, and took the chance of the cargo being seized or hijacked on shore. 1936E. Ambler Dark Frontier xi. 178, I still don't see how we're going to high-jack Groom's men. 1936J. G. Brandon Pawnshop Murder v. 47 Some one else has been on to this deal, given him the works and hi-jacked the stuff. 1959A. W. Sherring Tip Off i. 8 A stack of old banknotes leaves Central Post Office at three this afternoon. The van will be hijacked. 1961John o' London's 12 Oct. 423/3 The plot concerns an attempt to hi-jack a million dollars. 1963Times 4 Sept. 5/1 A lorry driver was beaten over the head and his load of cigarettes worth nearly {pstlg}50,000 hi-jacked near Isleworth. 1968Daily Tel. 7 Dec. 17/1 One of our planes with 35 on board was hi-jacked and flown to Cuba. 1970Daily Tel. Mag. 16 Jan. 17/2 When a virus enters a cell it hijacks it, and makes it do what it wants.
So ˈhijacking vbl. n. and ppl. a. Also ˈhijack n., an instance of hijacking; also attrib.
1923Lit. Digest 4 Aug. 55/1 So much for hijacking on the high seas. 1924Daily Mail 22 Dec. (N.Y. Corresp.), The duties of American coastguards are confined to seizing rum-ships; they cannot seize a Hi-Jacking ship unless it has pirated. 1927Observer 16 Oct. 15/1 Play⁓goers here are not interested in the humours and results of Prohibition, boot-legging, and hi-jacking. 1928Hearst's International Aug. 72/1 Some hi-jacking exploit. 1929Daily Express 21 Jan. 2/7 A gang of ‘hijack boot⁓leggers’ who had forced a restaurant owner to pay them {pstlg}1,000. 1966Times 22 Sept. 1/2 A {pstlg}7,000 reward has been offered by an insurance company for information about the hi-jacking of two lorries. 1967Listener 10 Aug. 179/1 The aerial hijacking of Moise Tshombe was commissioned..by the Congolese Government. 1968Sun 14 Nov. 5 Hi-jack figures released by Scotland Yard. 1968Daily Tel. 7 Dec. 17/1 Our airline has been hit harder by hi-jacks than any other. 1972Guardian 17 Nov. 14/1 The problems of becoming a hijack haven have made their mark. |