forward vs hijack

forward

noun
  • The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers. 

  • One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back). 

  • A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. 

  • An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey. 

  • The front part of a vessel. 

  • An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter. 

  • A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange. 

adv
  • To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward. 

  • In the direction in which someone or something is facing. 

  • In the usual order or sequence. 

  • At, near or towards the front of something. 

  • Into the future. 

  • At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel). 

  • In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards. 

  • So that front and back are in the usual orientation. 

verb
  • To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party. 

  • To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on. 

  • To advance, promote. 

adj
  • Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement. 

  • Situated toward or at the front of something. 

  • Situated toward or near the enemy lines. 

  • Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy. 

  • Expected or scheduled to take place in the future. 

  • Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious. 

  • Moving in the desired direction of progress. 

  • Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing. 

  • Having the usual order or sequence. 

hijack

noun
  • Preflop, the position two before the dealer. 

  • An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking. 

  • An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process. 

  • An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions. 

verb
  • To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one. 

  • To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie. 

  • To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat). 

  • To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions. 

  • To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site. 

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