carjack
verb/ˈkɑːdʒæk/
/ˈkɑːrdʒæk/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they carjack | /ˈkɑːdʒæk/ /ˈkɑːrdʒæk/ |
| he / she / it carjacks | /ˈkɑːdʒæks/ /ˈkɑːrdʒæks/ |
| past simple carjacked | /ˈkɑːdʒækt/ /ˈkɑːrdʒækt/ |
| past participle carjacked | /ˈkɑːdʒækt/ /ˈkɑːrdʒækt/ |
| -ing form carjacking | /ˈkɑːdʒækɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːrdʒækɪŋ/ |
- carjack something/somebody to force the driver of a car to take you somewhere or give you their car, using threats and violenceTopics Transport by car or lorryc2, Crime and punishmentc2
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