Hijack vs Heist - What's the difference?
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To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.
(computing) To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.
(computing) To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site (to hijack a browser ).
(politics) To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle.
An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.
(politics) An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
(poker slang) Preflop, the position two before the dealer.
A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.
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(slang) A heist film: a film whose plot centers around an attempted robbery.
* 2008 March 6, Robert Wilonsky, "Fast and Loose", '' volume 32 number 10, page 28,
As verbs the difference between hijack and heist
is that hijack is to forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat) while heist is to steal, rob, or hold up (something).As nouns the difference between hijack and heist
is that hijack is an instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle while heist is a robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.hijack
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(wikipedia hijack)Alternative forms
* hi-jack, highjackVerb
(en verb)Derived terms
* hijackable * carjack * seajackNoun
(en noun)heist
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(en noun)- The Bank Job is also the first proper Jason Statham movie since his days banging about in Guy Ritchie's early heists .
