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        kid·nap

        kidnap

         
        pronunciation:
        kId naep
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        part of speech: verb
        inflections: kidnaps, kidnaping, kidnapping, kidnaped, kidnapped
        definition: to take by force and hold against a person's will in order to get money or some other valuable thing.
        synonyms:
        abduct, capture, hold
        similar words:
        imprison, seize, take
        derivation: kidnapper (kidnaper) (n.)
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        • kidnapper:
          a person who kidnaps another person.
        • kidnapping:
          the crime of taking and holding a person by force.
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