hijacks
Takes over forcibly
Hijacks is the verb form of hijack, meaning to seize control of something by force or trickery.
Originally applied to vehicles—planes, trucks, ships—taken over by armed individuals: Terrorists hijacked the flight.
The meaning extends to any aggressive takeover: a conversation hijacked by someone's agenda, a meeting hijacked by off-topic complaints, a browser hijacked by malware.
The noun hijack refers to such an act: The hijack lasted twelve hours.
Violent vehicle theft
- driverVehicle operator
- gunpointAimed weapon's end
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- theftUnlawful taking of property
ambush · roadblock · getaway · pursuit · stolen · ransom · kidnapping · truck
Breaks another's speech
- derailsThrows off course
- dominatesExerts supreme control
- sidetrackDivert from purpose
- redirectSend in new direction
monopolize · steamroll · interject · takeover · agenda · meeting · discussion · topic
Abrupt seizure of power
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- movementChange in position
- agendaFormal discussion list
- narrativeAccount of events
subvert · co-opt · appropriation · manipulation · takeover · messaging · grassroots · rhetoric
Large commercial passenger plane
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- flightpathAircraft's designated travel corridor
- rerouteSend a different way
divert · hostages · passengers · tarmac · fuselage · transponder · mayday · airspace
Hostage-taking code
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- browserWeb access program
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- clickjackingDisguised webpage element attack
phishing · spyware · DNS · redirect · exploit · botnet · cryptocurrency · cyberattack
carjacking
Violent vehicle theft
theft · ambush · roadblock · getaway · pursuit · stolen · ransom · kidnapping · truck · bus
interrupts
Breaks another's speech
redirect · monopolize · steamroll · interject · takeover · agenda · meeting · discussion · topic · attention
coup
Abrupt seizure of power
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- movementChange in position
- agendaFormal discussion list
narrative · subvert · co-opt · appropriation · manipulation · takeover · messaging · grassroots · rhetoric · campaign
airliner
Large commercial passenger plane
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- flightpathAircraft's designated travel corridor
reroute · divert · hostages · passengers · tarmac · fuselage · transponder · mayday · airspace · negotiation
ransomware
Hostage-taking code
clickjacking · phishing · spyware · DNS · redirect · exploit · botnet · cryptocurrency · cyberattack · hacker
hijackssurrenders
Ceases resistance formally
relinquishes · yields · cedes · hands over · releases
- airplane hijackingCriminal seizure of aircraft
- plane hijackingForcible aircraft seizure
- aircraft hijackingSeizing a plane illegally
- phone hijackingSeizing someone's mobile remotely
- account hijackingUnauthorized seizure of credentials
- browser hijackerProgram seizing web navigation
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