"kidnap" meaning in All languages combined

See kidnap on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɪdnæp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kidnap.wav [UK] Forms: kidnap [singular], kidnaps [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A kidnap refers to the act of taking someone away, to kidnap someone.
    Sense id: simple-kidnap-en-noun-ul~eJPuC

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkɪdnæp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kidnap.wav [UK] Forms: kidnaped [past], kidnaped [past, participle], kidnaping [present, participle], kidnap [canonical], kidnaps [third-person, singular], kidnapped [past], kidnapped [past, participle], kidnapping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|kidnap|p}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you kidnap someone, you take the person away, usually to demand for money as a ransom.
    Sense id: simple-kidnap-en-verb-mUuuWCN5
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