Kidnap

Kid′napˊ

(kĭd′năpˊ)

,

Verb.

T.

[

imp. & p. p.

Kidnaped

(kĭd′năptˊ)

or

Kidnapped

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Kidnaping

or

Kidnapping

.]

[

Kid

a child + Prov. E.

nap

to seize, to grasp. Cf.

Knab

,

Knap

,

Nab

.]

To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one’s will, with intent to carry to another place.

Abbott.

You may reason or expostulate with the parents, but never attempt to

kidnap

their children, and to make proselytes of them.

Whately.

Kidnap

KID'NAP

,

Verb.

T.

To steal a human being, man, woman or child; or to seize and forcibly carry away any person whatever from his own country or state into another.

kidnap

English

Verb

kidnap ‎(third-person singular simple present kidnaps, present participle kidnapping or kidnaping, simple past and past participle kidnapped or kidnaped)

(transitive) To seize and detain a person unlawfully; sometimes for ransom.

Translations

to seize and detain a person unlawfully

Albanian:
Arabic: خَطَفَ ‎(ḵaṭafa)
Aromanian: arachiu, arãchescu
Belarusian: выкрада́ць impf ‎(vykradácʹ), вы́красці pf ‎(výkrasci)
Bulgarian: похищавам (bg) impf ‎(pohištavam)
Catalan: segrestar (ca), raptar (ca) (with sexual intent)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 綁架 (zh), 绑架 (zh) ‎(bǎngjià), 拐帶 (zh), 拐带 (zh) ‎(guǎidài), 綁票 (zh), 绑票 (zh) ‎(bǎngpiào)
Czech: unést (cs)
Dutch: ontvoeren (nl), kidnappen (nl)
Finnish: kidnapata (fi), kaapata (fi), siepata (fi)
French: kidnapper (fr), ravir (fr)
German: entführen (de)
Greek: απάγω (el) ‎(apágo)
Hebrew: חטף (he) ‎(ḥataf)
Hungarian: elrabol (hu), embert rabol
Ido: kidnapar (io), raptar (io)
Indonesian: menculik (id)
Interlingua: sequestrar
Italian: rapire (it), sequestrare (it)
Japanese: 誘拐する (ja) ‎(ゆうかいする, yūkai suru), 攫う ‎(さらう, sarau)

Norman: enlever
Korean: 채가다 ‎(chaegada), 훔치다 (ko) ‎(humchida)
Kurdish:
Sorani: ڕفاندن
Latvian: nolaupīšana f
Maltese: ħataf
Maori: mautāhae, tipua, tupua
Norwegian: kidnappe
Polish: porwać (pl)
Portuguese: sequestrar (pt)
Russian: похища́ть (ru) impf ‎(poxiščátʹ), похи́тить (ru) pf ‎(poxítitʹ), красть (ru) impf ‎(krastʹ), укра́сть (ru) pf ‎(ukrástʹ), выкра́дывать (ru) impf ‎(vykrádyvatʹ), вы́красть (ru) pf ‎(výkrastʹ), ворова́ть (ru) impf ‎(vorovátʹ), сворова́ть (ru) pf ‎(svorovátʹ)
Sardinian: arpiài
Serbo-Croatian: oteti (sh)
Slovak: uniesť pf
Spanish: secuestrar (es), raptar (es) (con fines sexuales)
Swahili: teka nyara (sw)
Swedish: kidnappa (sv)
Turkish: kaçırmak (tr)
Ukrainian: викрада́ти impf ‎(vykradáty), ви́красти pf ‎(výkrasty)
Vietnamese: bắt cóc (vi)

Noun

kidnap ‎(plural kidnaps)

An instance of kidnapping.

Translations

an instance of kidnapping

Arabic: خَطْف m ‎(ḵaṭf)
Catalan: segrest, rapte (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 綁架 (zh), 绑架 (zh) ‎(bǎngjià), 誘拐 (zh), 诱拐 (zh) ‎(yòuguǎi), 拐騙 (zh), 拐骗 (zh) ‎(guǎipiàn), 綁票 (zh), 绑票 (zh) ‎(bǎngpiào)
Czech: únos (cs) m
Finnish: kidnappaus (fi), sieppaus
French: enlèvement (fr), kidnapping (fr)
German: Entführung (de) f, Menschenraub m, Kinderraub m
Hebrew: חטיפה ‎(ḥatifa)
Hungarian: emberrablás (hu)
Ido: rapto (io)
Indonesian: penculikan (id)

Interlingua: sequestro
Italian: sequestro (it), rapimento (it)
Japanese: 誘拐 (ja) ‎(ゆうかい, yūkai), 拉致 (ja) ‎(らち, rachi)
Korean: 납치 (ko) ‎(napchi) (拉致 (ko))
Latvian: nolaupīt
Portuguese: sequestro (pt)
Russian: похище́ние (ru) n ‎(poxiščénije)
Serbo-Croatian: otmica (sh) f
Spanish: secuestro (es), rapto (es)
Swahili: teka nyara (sw)
Swedish: kidnappning (sv) c
Vietnamese: sự bắt cóc (vi)

Related terms

kidnapper, kidnaper
kidnappee, kidnapee

Anagrams

ink pad, ink-pad, inkpad

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

kidnap

first-person singular present indicative of kidnappen
imperative of kidnappen

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