Kidnap

Verb

 * 1)  To seize and detain a person unlawfully; sometimes for ransom.

Noun

 * 1) An instance of kidnapping.

Thesaurus
abduce, abduct, capture, carry away, carry off, coax, crimp, decoy, entice, hold for ransom, impress, inveigh, lure, make off with, return, run away with, seduce, seize, shanghai, skyjack, snatch, spirit away, throttle, waylay

Etymology
From kid: + nap#Etymology 4:

Verb

 * Arabic: خطف
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 綁架, 绑架, 拐帶, 拐带, 綁票, 绑票
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, embert rabol
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, embert rabol


 * Interlingua: sequestrar
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 誘拐, 攫う
 * Kurdish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: похищать, похитить
 * Serbian:
 * Spanish:, (con fines sexuales)
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: bắt cóc
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: bắt cóc

Noun

 * Arabic: خطف
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 綁架, 绑架, 誘拐, 诱拐, 拐騙, 拐骗, 綁票, 绑票
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:, Menschenraub, Kinderraub
 * Hebrew: חטיפה
 * Hungarian:
 * Interlingua: sequestro


 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 誘拐, 拉致
 * Korean: 납치 (拉致)
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: kidnappning
 * Vietnamese: bắt cóc

Related terms

 * kidnapper, kidnaper
 * kidnappee, kidnapee

Anagrams

 * ink pad, ink-pad, inkpad