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kid·nap
 kidnap
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- pronunciation:
- kId
naep
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verb |
| inflections: |
kidnaps, kidnaping, kidnapping, kidnaped, kidnapped |
| definition: |
to take and hold a person by force in order to get money or some other valuable thing.
Two men kidnapped the son of the company president.- similar words:
- seize, take
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| derivation: |
kidnapper (kidnaper) (n.) |
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