Verb: kidnap (kidnapped,kidnapping, also kidnaped,kidnaping) 'kid,nap
- Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
"The industrialist's son was kidnapped";
- nobble [Brit, informal], abduct, snatch
Derived forms: kidnaped, kidnapping, kidnaps, kidnapped
Type of: seize
Encyclopedia: Kidnap