<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey.</li><li>to rob (a vehicle) after forcing it to stop: They hijacked the truck before it entered the city.</li><li>to seize (a vehicle) by force or threat of force.</li><li>to skyjack.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to engage in such stealing or seizing.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an act or instance of hijacking.</li></ul>