Definition of "hijack"

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

To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.  examples

(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.  examples

(computing) To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site.  examples

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

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

An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.  examples

(politics) An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.  examples

(poker slang) Preflop, the position two before the dealer.

(obsolete) A highwayman, robber.  quotations