kidnap

From kid +‎ nap (“to nab; to grab”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪdnæp/

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kidnap (third-person singular simple present kidnaps, present participle kidnapping or kidnaping, simple past and past participle kidnapped or kidnaped)

1. (transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
   • 2002 September 6, Michelle and Robert Lamoreaux, “Model Citizens”, in Totally Spies!‎, season 1, episode 9, Teletoon, Marathon Media, spoken by Alexandra “Alex” (Jess Harnell as Jerry and Katie Leigh):

     Hello, ladies. How’s the Big Apple?
     Rotten, Jerry. Clover’s been kidnapped.
     Oh dear. That’s the second time this month.

kidnap (countable and uncountable, plural kidnaps)

1. The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.

• kidnapper, kidnaper
• kidnappee, kidnapee

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kidnap

1. first-person singular present indicative of kidnappen
2. imperative of kidnappen

Borrowed from English kidnap.

• Hyphenation: kid‧nap
• IPA^(key): /ˈkidnap/, [ˈkid.nɐp]

kidnap

1. kidnap

   Synonym: dukot