Definition of "kidnap"

kidnap

/ˈkɪdnæp/

verb
third-person singular simple present kidnaps, present participle kidnapping or kidnaping, simple past and past participle kidnapped or kidnaped
1. (transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
  Quotations
  Hello, ladies. How’s the Big Apple?Rotten, Jerry. Clover’s been kidnapped.Oh dear. That’s the second time this month.
  2002 September 6, Michelle and Robert Lamoreaux, “Model Citizens”, in Totally Spies!‎, season 1, episode 9, spoken by Alexandra “Alex” (Jess Harnell as Jerry and Katie Leigh), Marathon Media, via Teletoon
noun
countable and uncountable, plural kidnaps
1. The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.