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kidnap

kid·nap [ kíd nàp ] (past and past participle kid·napped or kid·naped, present participle kid·nap·ping or kid·nap·ing, 3rd person present singular kid·naps)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
abduct somebody: to take somebody away by force and hold him or her prisoner, usually for ransom

[Mid-17th century. <kid1 + nap "to steal," origin ?]

kid·nap·per noun
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