kidnap

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈkɪdnæp/

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Verb

Plain form kidnap

Third-person singular kidnaps

Past tense kidnaped

Past participle kidnaped

Present participle kidnaping

Plain form kidnap

Third-person singular kidnaps

Past tense kidnapped

Past participle kidnapped

Present participle kidnapping

a woman being kidnapped

1. If you kidnap someone, you take a person away that does not want to go with you, usually to demand for money as a ransom.

Noun

Singular kidnap

Plural kidnaps

1. (countable & uncountable) A kidnap refers to the act of taking someone away, to kidnap someone.

Related words

• abduct
• kidnapper