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| 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 |
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abduct somebody: to take somebody away by force and hold him or her prisoner, usually for ransom
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| [Mid-17th century. <kid1 + nap "to steal," origin ?] |
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