угна́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• hijack verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
• jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.

Senses

угна́ть is used for these senses in English:

• hijack To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
• jack (transitive, colloquial) To steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone).

hijack — full definition

1. verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
2. verb To take control of a process, event, or resource and redirect it for a different purpose.
3. noun An act of hijacking; an illegal seizure of a vehicle or process.

jack — full definition

1. noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
2. noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
3. noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
4. noun Informal: money.
5. verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.

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