Kidnap

  • 11kidnap — I UK [ˈkɪdnæp] / US [ˈkɪdˌnæp] verb [transitive] Word forms kidnap : present tense I/you/we/they kidnap he/she/it kidnaps present participle kidnapping past tense kidnapped past participle kidnapped * to illegally take someone away and make them… …

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  • 12kidnap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Kidnap is used before these nouns: ↑victim {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Kidnap is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑alien Kidnap is used with these nouns as the object: ↑child …

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  • 13kidnap — 01. A local father who was angry after losing custody of his children following his divorce has [kidnapped] the two children, and fled the country. 02. A rich businessman was [kidnapped] at gunpoint by four masked men. 03. The [kidnapping] of… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 14kidnap — kid|nap1 [ kıd,næp ] verb transitive * to illegally take someone away and make them a prisoner, especially in order to make their family or government give you money or allow you to do what you want: Three American tourists are reported to have… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15kidnap — v. To redraw electoral boundaries so that most or all of an incumbent s district becomes part of another district that has a popular incumbent from the same party, meaning the two must run against each other. Example Citations: The goals of… …

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  • 16kidnap — kid|nap [ˈkıdnæp] v past tense and past participle kidnapped present participle kidnapping also past tense and past participle kidnaped present participle kidnaping AmE [T] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: kid child + nap to take, seize (17 19 centurie …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17kidnap — verb they attempted to kidnap the president s child Syn: abduct, carry off, capture, seize, snatch, take hostage …

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  • 18kidnap — [ˈkɪdnæp] verb [T] I to illegally take someone away and make them a prisoner, especially in order to make their family or a government give you money kidnapper noun [C] II noun [C/U] kidnap; kidnapping [ˈkɪdnæp] the act of kidnapping someone …

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  • 19kidnap — /ˈkɪdnæp / (say kidnap) verb (t) (kidnapped or, US, kidnaped, kidnapping or, US, kidnaping) to steal or abduct (a child or other person); carry off (a person) against their will by unlawful force or by fraud, often with a demand for ransom. {kid1 …

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