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to kidnap
01
to take someone away and hold them in captivity, typically to demand something for their release
Transitive: to kidnap sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
kidnap
3rd person singular
kidnaps
Present participle
kidnapping
Past simple
kidnapped
Past participle
kidnapped
Examples
The criminals planned to kidnap the CEO's daughter for a ransom.
Lexical Tree
kidnaper
kidnapper
kidnapping
kidnap
kid
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