Kidnap - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkɪdnæp|  American pronunciation of the word kidnap
Brit.  |ˈkɪdnæp|  British pronunciation of the word kidnap

verb

- take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom (syn: abduct, nobble, snatch)
The industrialist's son was kidnapped

Extra examples

...the child of the wealthy industrialist was kidnapped and held for ransom...

Police appealed for witnesses after a woman was kidnapped at gunpoint.

His son was kidnapped.

He was kidnapped by gunmen in Baghdad last week.

The industrialist's son was kidnapped

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: kidnap
he/she/it: kidnaps
present participle: kidnapping
past tense: kidnapped
past participle: kidnapped
noun
singular: kidnap
plural: kidnaps
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