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▸ verb: To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.
▸ verb: (computing) To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.
▸ verb: (computing) To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site.
▸ verb: (politics) To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
▸ noun: An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
▸ noun: An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.
▸ noun: (politics) An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
▸ noun: (poker slang) Preflop, the position two before the dealer.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A highwayman, robber.
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highjack,
pirate,
commandeer,
expropriate,
skyjack,
seajack,
carjack,
jack,
grab off,
seize,
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