1. to take control of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship by force, typically to reach a different destination
2. to take over or divert something for one’s own purposes
Usage: figurative

1. an instance of hijacking a vehicle, aircraft, or ship

Examples

• Terrorists attempted to hijack the airplane.
• The pirates hijacked the cargo ship in international waters.
• She felt that her opponent had hijacked the debate with irrelevant topics.
• The company hijacked the environmental movement for marketing purposes.
• The hijack was foiled by alert passengers.
• Security measures were increased after the recent hijack attempt.
• He hijacked the meeting to discuss his own agenda.