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Definition of kidnap verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

kidnap

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈkɪdnæp//
 
kidnap somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they kidnap
 
he / she / it kidnaps
 
past simple kidnaped (Canadian English usually)kidnapped
 
-ing form kidnaping (Canadian English usually)kidnapping
 
 
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to take someone away illegally and keep them as a prisoner, especially in order to get money or something else for returning them synonym abduct, seize Two businessmen have been kidnapped by terrorists.
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noun The kidnappers are demanding a ransom of $1 million.
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(also kidnap) noun [uncountable, countable] He pled guilty to the charge of kidnapping. the kidnap of 12 U.S. citizensSee kidnap in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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