Possibly from a blend of highway + jacker (“one who holds up”) (1915).
Meanings
An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.
I opened my closet door and stared. Should I pack my good suit and black loafers? Uh-uh. Travel light. Think positive. Go there, get done whatever there was to do, and get back. I loved Lolly, but I couldn't let her stroke hijack my life. How many guys would do this much for their aunt? 2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.3, at p.60-61
An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
(slang) Preflop, the position two before the dealer.
(obsolete) A highwayman, robber.
One lone "high-jack" held up 11 harvest hands in a freight car [...] last night, making a clean getaway with slightly over $180. 1915 August 26, “Stick-Ups Get Good Hauls From Harvest Hands Near Yankton”, in Pierre Weekly Free Press, Pierre, SD, page 6:
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mk грабну́вање (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · bg отвличане (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · cmn 劫持 (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · el -πειρατεία (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · fi kaappaus (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · ja 乗っ取り (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · ja ハイジャック (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · no kapring (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · cmn 劫機 /劫机 (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · sv kapning (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · da kapring (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · de Entführung (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · el αεροπειρατεία (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · ar إِخْتِطَاف (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · fr détournement (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · hy հափշտակում (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · de Überfall (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · ga fuadach (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · el πειρατεία (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · cs únos (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · nrf haïjaqu'thie (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · ru захва́т (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · ru нападе́ние (instance of hijacking of a vehicle) · ru уго́н (instance of hijacking of a vehicle)
Possibly from a blend of highway + jacker (“one who holds up”) (1915).
Meanings
To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.
hijack the radio show
Once the polyfill kicks in, it hijacks the user's input cursor and places it into a different field, a problem that does not exist in the native implementation of autofocus. 2013, Jon Raasch, JavaScript Programming: Pushing the Limits:
To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
ru захва́тывать (to seize control of a vehicle) · mk гра́бне (to seize control of a vehicle) · pl zakłócać (to seize control of a process) · es rebatar (to seize control of a vehicle) · ru захвати́ть (to seize control of a vehicle) · cs unést (to seize control of a vehicle) · de die Kontrolle an sich reißen über (to seize control of a process) · ru угоня́ть (to seize control of a vehicle) · ru угна́ть (to seize control of a vehicle) · eo kaperi (to seize control of a vehicle) · pl porywać (to seize control of a vehicle) · ar خَطَفَ (to seize control of a vehicle) · gl secuestrar (to seize control of a vehicle) · mi kāwhaki (to seize control of a vehicle) · mi kāhaki (to seize control of a vehicle) · nrf haïjatchi (to seize control of a vehicle) · nl kapen (to seize control of a vehicle) · ru напада́ть (to seize control of a vehicle) · mi kā(w)haki (to seize control of a process) · mk при́граби (to seize control of a vehicle) · bg отвличам (to seize control of a vehicle) · pl zakłócić (to seize control of a process) · cmn 攔路搶劫 /拦路抢劫 (to seize control of a vehicle) · de hijacken (to seize control of a vehicle) · mk о́тима (to seize control of a vehicle) · pl porwać (to seize control of a vehicle) · vi không tặc (to seize control of a vehicle) · it dirottare (to seize control of a vehicle) · ja 乗っ取る (to seize control of a vehicle) · da kapre (to seize control of a vehicle) · fr détourner (to seize control of a vehicle) · el καταλαμβάνω (to seize control of a vehicle) · vi cướp máy bay (to seize control of a vehicle) · es secuestrar (to seize control of a vehicle) · ru напа́сть (to seize control of a vehicle) · et kaaperdama (to seize control of a vehicle) · cmn 劫機 /劫机 (to seize control of a vehicle) · de kapern (to seize control of a process) · pt sequestrar (to seize control of a vehicle) · az qaçırmaq (to seize control of a vehicle) · de überfallen (to seize control of a vehicle) · ca segrestar (to seize control of a vehicle) · ga fuadaigh (to seize control of a vehicle) · cmn 劫持 (to seize control of a vehicle) · ms rampas (to seize control of a vehicle) · el απάγω (to seize control of a vehicle) · fi kaapata (to seize control of a vehicle) · de entführen (to seize control of a vehicle) · sv kapa (to seize control of a vehicle) · de die Kontrolle an sich reißen über (to seize control of a vehicle) · es atracar (to seize control of a vehicle) · es arrebatar (to seize control of a vehicle) · de kapern (to seize control of a vehicle)