Kidnapped
[ kid-napt ]
/ ˈkɪd næpt /
noun
a novel (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Definition for kidnapped (2 of 2)
kidnap
[ kid-nap ]
/ ˈkɪd næp /
verb (used with object), kid·napped or kid·naped, kid·nap·ping or kid·nap·ing.
to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
OTHER WORDS FROM kidnap
kid·nap·pee, kid·nap·ee, noun kid·nap·per, kid·nap·er, noun un·kid·naped, adjective un·kid·napped, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for kidnapped
British Dictionary definitions for kidnapped
kidnap
/ (ˈkɪdnæp) /
verb -naps, -napping or -napped or US -naps, -naping or -naped
(tr)
to carry off and hold (a person), usually for ransom
Derived forms of kidnap
kidnapper or US kidnaper, noun kidnapping or US kidnaping, nounWord Origin for kidnap
C17:
kid
1 + obsolete
nap to steal; see
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