rebatar — 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.
• snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.

Senses

rebatar is used for these senses in English:

• carjack (transitive) To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone).
• 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).
• snatch (transitive) To grasp and remove quickly.

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.

snatch — full definition

1. verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
2. verb To seize or win something, often at the last possible moment.
3. noun A weightlifting move in which the bar is lifted from the floor to overhead in one continuous motion.
4. noun A short, brief bit of something, such as conversation or music.

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