kidnap
verb
[ ˈkɪdnap ]
• abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a ransom.
• "militants kidnapped the daughter of a minister"
Similar:
abduct,
carry off,
capture,
seize,
snatch,
hold to ransom,
take as hostage,
hijack,
run off/away with,
nobble,
shanghai,
kidnap
noun
• the action of kidnapping someone.
• "they were arrested for robbery and kidnap"
Origin:
late 17th century: back-formation from kidnapper, from kid1 + slang nap ‘nab, seize’.
