Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-jack

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: high---jack
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of hijack.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"One lone "high-jack" held up 11 harvest hands in a freight car […] last night, making a clean getaway with slightly over $180."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

high-jacks (plural)

Questions

What does high-jack mean?: Obsolete form of hijack.

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