Four men kidnapped the boy, but the police soon caught them and rescued the boy.
SYNONYM(S): abduct.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
kid|nap — «KIHD nap», transitive verb, napped, nap|ping or naped, nap|ing. to steal or carry off (anyone, especially a child) by force; seize and hold (a person) against his will by force or by fraud: »Four men kidnapped the boy, but the police soon caught … Useful english dictionary
kid´nap|per — kid|nap «KIHD nap», transitive verb, napped, nap|ping or naped, nap|ing. to steal or carry off (anyone, especially a child) by force; seize and hold (a person) against his will by force or by fraud: »Four men kidnapped the boy, but the police… … Useful english dictionary
kid·nap — … Useful english dictionary
-nap — [nap] [< (KID)NAP] combining form forming verbscombining form to seize and carry away; steal: often in nonce combinations [dognap, petnap] … English World dictionary
nap — al·lo·sy·nap·sis; an·nap·o·lis; aph·a·nap·ter·yx; car·nap·tious; del·phi·nap·ter·us; dog·nap; kid·nap·per; NAP; nap; nap·less; nap·ra·path; shag·a·nap·pi; si·nap·ic; kid·nap·pee; pet·nap·ping; kid·nap; nap·kin; nap·per; nap·pi·ness; nap·py;… … English syllables
kid — bin·o·kid; bu·kid·non; kid·der·min·ster; kid·di·er; kid·ding·ly; kid·dish; kid·do; kid·dush; kid·du·shin; kid·dy; kid; kid·let; kid·nap·per; kid·ney; grand·kid; kid·nap·pee; kid·vid; kid·dle; kid·nap; tri·a·kid; kid·der; kid·die; kid·dish·ness;… … English syllables
undressed kid — noun : kid leather finished with a nap surface usually on the flesh side of the skin … Useful english dictionary
kidnap — kid·nap … English syllables
kidnapee — kid·nap·ee … English syllables
kidnaper — kid·nap·er … English syllables
