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kidnap

kid·nap

kidnap

 
pronunciation:
kId naep
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: kidnaps, kidnaping, kidnapping, kidnaped, kidnapped
definition: to capture and hold (someone) hostage until specified demands, as for money, are met.
Two men kidnapped the son of the company president.
synonyms:
abduct, capture, hold
similar words:
imprison, seize, shanghai, take
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derivation: kidnapper (kidnaper) (n.)
Word Builder: kidnap +
  • kidnapper:
    a person who kidnaps another person.
  • kidnapping:
    the crime of taking and holding a person by force.
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