kidnap
verbNAmE//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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noun The kidnappers are demanding a ransom of $1 million.
(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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