v To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
v To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.
v (computing) To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.
v (computing) To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site (to 'hijack' a browser).
v (politics) To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.