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| hijacked | |
| 1. adj. Of a vehicle, aircraft, vessel, computer, etc.: whose control has been seized by force |  |
| hijack | |
| 1. v. To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat). | |
| 2. v. To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one. | |
| 3. v. (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. | |
| 4. v. (computing) To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site (to hijack a browser). | |
| 5. v. (politics) To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions. | |
| 6. n. An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking. | |
| 7. n. An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process. | |
| 8. n. (politics) An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions. | |
| 9. n. (poker slang) Preflop, the position two before the dealer. | |
