[{"word":"highjacking","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"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).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/highjack","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/highjacking","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hijack","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hijacking"]}]