noun Download 🔗Share An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking. Examples : ""The string of plane hijacks in the 1970s led to increased airport security measures." " vehicle action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process. Examples : "The website's sudden crash was a major hijack of our important project deadline. " action process technology internet vehicle computing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions. Examples : "The controversial amendment was a legislative hijack, completely replacing the original education bill with a proposal about environmental regulations. " politics government law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Preflop, the position two before the dealer. Examples : ""In our weekly poker game, the hijacks have a good view of how the players before them are betting." " game position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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). Examples : "The men hijacks the school bus and made the driver take them to the airport. " vehicle action police military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one. Examples : "A virus often hijacks a computer's operating system to spread to other files. " action technology internet computing media vehicle war military business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie. Examples : "The virus hijacks your computer and uses it to send spam emails without you knowing. " computing virus internet technology machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site (to hijack a browser). Examples : "A malicious program hijacks your browser and makes it go to a spam website every time you open it. " computing internet technology electronics virus Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions. Examples : "The opposition party hijacks bills in the legislature by proposing amendments that completely change their original intent. " politics government law action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading