kidnap

🇺🇸 /ˈkɪdnæp/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɪdnæp/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000
verb
C1

to take someone away by force and hold them to get money or something else

The criminals planned to kidnap the rich man's son for ransom money.

translation

v. to take someone away by force and hold them to get money or something else

Word Forms

3rd Present kidnaps
Past kidnaped
Perfect kidnaped
Progressive kidnaping