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Main Entry:: kid·nap
Pronunciation:: \ˈkid-ˌnap\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: kid·napped also kid·naped \-ˌnapt\ ; kid·nap·ping also kid·nap·ing
Etymology:: probably back-formation from kidnapper, from kid + obsolete napper thief
Date:: 1682

: to seize and detain or carry away by unlawful force or fraud and often with a demand for ransom

— kid·nap·pee or kid·nap·ee

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\ˌkid-ˌna-ˈpē\ noun

— kid·nap·per also kid·nap·er noun

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