kidnap (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *kidnap*:
VERB	contact	kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch	take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

kidnap > pronunciation
Sounds	kih'dnae.p
Rhymes	backslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep...

English > *kidnap*: 1 sense > verb 1, contact
Meaning	take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
Synonyms	nobble, abduct, snatch
Category	crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking	(criminal law) an act punishable by law
Narrower	shanghai, impress	Take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
Broader	seize	Take or capture by force
Spanish	abducir, coger, pescar, raptar, secuestrar
Catalan	agafar, prendre, raptar, segrestar
Nouns	kidnapper, kidnaper	someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
Nouns	kidnapping	(law) the unlawful / unlawful / unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

HyperDic: kidnap