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