carjack

See also: car jack and car-jack

English

Alternative forms

car-jack

Etymology

Blend of car +‎ hijack

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ).dʒæk/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑɹ.d͡ʒæk/

Verb

carjack (third-person singular simple present carjacks, present participle carjacking, simple past and past participle carjacked)

(transitive) To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone).
Someone should carjack that pompous jerk and teach him a lesson!
(transitive) To forcibly steal (a vehicle).
These twerps have carjacked their last Mercedes.

Synonyms

hijack

Derived terms

Translations

to steal an automobile forcibly

Chinese:
Mandarin: 劫車／劫车 (zh) (jiéchē) (jiéchē)
Japanese: カージャック (kājakku)

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