English verb: kidnap | |||
1. | kidnap (contact) take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom | ||
Samples | The industrialist's son was kidnapped. | ||
Synonyms | abduct, nobble, snatch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | seize | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | impress, shanghai | ||
Domain category | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense | ||