transitive. To steal (contraband or stolen goods) in transit, to rob (a bootlegger or smuggler) of his illicit goods; to hold up and commandeer (a…

transitive. regional (chiefly U.S.). To raise (something) up; to hoist. Also: to hijack, to steal. Cf. hoist, v., heist, n.

transitive. To hijack (an aircraft, esp. a passenger plane).