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 | ||