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car·jack
/
ˈkɑrˌdʒæk
/
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[
kahr
-jak
]
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verb (used without object)
1.
to forcibly steal a vehicle from a motorist.
verb (used with object)
2.
to forcibly steal (a vehicle), or to victimize (a driver) in this way.
Origin:
1990-95;
blend of
car
1
+
hijack
Related forms
car·jack·er,
noun
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carjack
(ˈkɑːˌdʒæk)
—
vb
(
tr
) to attack (a driver in a car) in order to rob the driver or to steal the car for another crime
[C20:
car
+ (
hi
)
jack
]
'carjacker
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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