hijack

verbo

1. 1

   To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.

sustantivo

1. 1

   An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.

2. 2

   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?

3. 3

   An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.

4. 4

   jergaPreflop, the position two before the dealer.

5. 5

   obsoletoA 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.

Formas

plural

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pasado

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participio

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gerundio

hijacking

3.ª persona del singular

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