Kidnapping

[kid-nap]

kid·nap

[kid-nap]
verb (used with object), kid·napped or kid·naped, kid·nap·ping or kid·nap·ing.
to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.

Origin:
1675–85; kid1 + nap, variant of nab

kid·nap·pee, kid·nap·ee, noun
kid·nap·per, kid·nap·er, noun
un·kid·naped, adjective
un·kid·napped, adjective

hijack, kidnap, shanghai, skyjack.


seize, bear off, bear away.

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Kidnapping is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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kidnap (ˈkɪdnæp)
 
vb , (US) -naps, -napping, -napped, -naps, -naping, -naped
(tr) to carry off and hold (a person), usually for ransom
 
[C17: kid1 + obsolete nap to steal; see nab]
 
'kidnapper
 
n
 
'kidnaper
 
n
 
'kidnapping
 
n
 
'kidnaping
 
n

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