Kidnap and Pillage

Kidnap

Kidnap verb - To carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully.

Pillage and kidnap are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pillage" instead a verb "Kidnap".

Nearby Words: kidnapping, kidnapper, kidnaping

Pillage

Pillage verb - To search through with the intent of committing robbery.

Kidnap and pillage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kidnap" instead a verb "Pillage".

Nearby Words: pillaged, pillager, pillaging

Common collocations

time kidnap time pillage time
way kidnap way pillage way
women kidnap women pillage women

Both words in one sentence

  • Disproportionate Retribution: When Bar'shan captures Decurion Rayner, the Draka kidnap him, kill all of his men, pillage his base (before nuking it), and use him for medical experiments.
  • Rape, Pillage, and Burn: The original plan for bringing some genetic diversity for the San'Shyuum was to outright kidnap females from Janjur Qom, though Mken's objections helped put a stop to that.
  • Series / Survivor In tune to this season's theme of piracy (being set on a historic pirate den, and whose tribes' namesakes were branded by the Spanish as pirates), challenge winners can pillage the losing team's camp and, on one challenge, "kidnap" someone until the next challenge.
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