kidnap
verbnouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈkɪdnæp//
To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
verb
- 1
To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
Hello, ladies! How’s the Big Apple? Rotten, Jerry! Clover's been kidnapped! Oh, dear! That's the second time this month!
Angrest, a soldier, was kidnapped from his tank at the Nahal Oz base when it was attacked by Hamas.
Etymology
From kid + nap (“to nab; to grab”). Originally Thieves' cant, referring to the practice of stealing children and shipping them to colonies or plantations as laborers. First attested c. 1680.
noun
- 1
The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.
Forms
- plural
- kidnaps
- past tense
- kidnapped, kidnaped
- past participle
- kidnapped, kidnaped
- present participle
- kidnapping, kidnaping
- third person singular
- kidnaps
Kiddie · A surname from Scottish Gaelic.kidding · Joking, duping, or light-hearted deception.kiddo · A close friend; especially used as a form of address.
kidnap · To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
kidnapped · subjected to kidnappingkidnapper · A person who kidnaps someone.kidnapping · The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes…