Four men kidnapped the boy, but the police soon caught them and rescued the boy.
SYNONYM(S): abduct.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
kid´nap|er — 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 — «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
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
kidnapper — kid·nap·per … English syllables
kidnapper — kid|nap|per sb., en, e, ne … Dansk ordbog
kidnapper — kid·nap (kĭd’năp′) tr.v. kid·napped, kid·nap·ping, kid·naps or kid·naped or kid·nap·ing ▸ To abduct or confine (a person) forcibly, by threat of force, or by deceit, without the authority of law. ╂ [ KID(Cf. ↑kid), child + nap, to snatch (perhaps … Word Histories
kidnap — kid•nap [[t]ˈkɪd næp[/t]] v. t. napped naped, nap•ping nap•ing to carry off (a person) by force or fraud, esp. for use as a hostage or to extract ransom; abduct • Etymology: 1675–85; kid I+nap, var. of nab kid nap•pee′, kid nap•ee′, n.… … From formal English to slang
kidnap — kid|nap1 [ kıd,næp ] verb transitive * to illegally take someone away and make them a prisoner, especially in order to make their family or government give you money or allow you to do what you want: Three American tourists are reported to have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Kidnapperin — Kid|nap|per [ kɪtnɛpɐ], der; s, , Kid|nap|pe|rin [ kɪtnɛpərɪn], die; , nen: Person, die einen Menschen kidnappt: die Kidnapperin forderte ein hohes Lösegeld. Syn.: ↑ Entführer, ↑ Entführerin. * * * Kịd|nap|pe|rin, die; , nen: w. Form zu ↑… … Universal-Lexikon
