carjacking

/ˈkɑːrdʒækɪŋ/ /ˈkɑɹdʒækɪŋ/

Meanings

verb

To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone).

Examples :

"Someone should carjack that pompous jerk and teach him a lesson!"

verb

To forcibly steal (a vehicle).

Examples :

"These twerps have carjacked their last Mercedes."

vehicle police action

noun

The violent hijacking of a vehicle and sometimes its driver.

Examples :

"The news reported a carjacking at the grocery store parking lot last night. "

vehicle police action

Related Words

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

A partially specified but unnamed person.

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Former; sometime.

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

reported verb

/ɹəˈpoːtəd/ /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪd/ /ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd/

To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something).

"The student reported the missing book to the librarian. "

violent noun

/ˈvaɪ(ə)lənt/

An assailant.

"The violent assaulted the student in the school hallway. "

grocery noun

/ˈɡɹəʊs(ə)ɹi/ /ˈɡɹoʊs(ə)ɹi/

(usually groceries) retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.

"My mom bought a large grocery of food for the week's meals. "

carjack verb

/ˈkɑː(ɹ).dʒæk/ /ˈkɑɹ.dʒæk/

To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone).

"Someone should carjack that pompous jerk and teach him a lesson!"

hijacking verb

/ˈhaɪdʒækɪŋ/

To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).

"The criminals were hijacking the truck filled with valuable electronics. "

carjacked verb

/ˈkɑːrdʒækt/ /ˈkɑrdʒækt/

To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone).

"Someone should carjack that pompous jerk and teach him a lesson!"

forcibly adverb

/ˈfɔːsəbli/

In a forcible manner, by force, against one's will.

"The teacher forcibly removed the student from the classroom because he was disrupting the lesson. "

vehicle noun

/ˈvɪː(ə).kəl/ /ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/ /ˈvi.ə.kəl/

A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals.

"My father's truck is a reliable vehicle for transporting the family to the park. "

pompous adjective

/ˈpɒmpəs/ /ˈpɑmpəs/

Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.

"The teacher's pronouncements about the upcoming test were pompous; she spoke as if her every word held the fate of the class in its hands. "

automobile noun

/ˈɔː.tə.məˌbiːl/ /ˈɔ.tə.moʊˌbil/

A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.

"My father bought a new automobile for his business. "