carjack
verbUK /ˈkɑː(ɹ).dʒæk/ · US /ˈkɑɹ.d͡ʒæk/
Etymology * Blend of car + hijack
1
To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone).
- Someone should carjack that pompous jerk and teach him a lesson!
2
To forcibly steal (a vehicle).
- These twerps have carjacked their last Mercedes.
- Synonyms
- hijack
- Derived terms
- carjacker, carjacking