hijack vs steal

hijack

noun
  • 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. 

  • Preflop, the position two before the dealer. 

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. 

steal

noun
  • The act of stealing. 

  • A piece of merchandise available at a very low, attractive price. 

  • A stolen base. 

  • Scoring in an end without the hammer. 

  • A policy in database systems that a database follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage before its commit occurs. 

  • A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team. 

verb
  • To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else. 

  • To borrow for a short moment. 

  • To dispossess 

  • To convey (something) clandestinely. 

  • To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement. 

  • To acquire at a low price. 

  • To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely. 

  • To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference. 

  • To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show. 

  • To move silently or secretly. 

  • take, plagiarize, tell on a joke, use a well-worded expression in one's own parlance or writing 

  • To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully. 

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