pirate :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

pirate ship

n. a ship that is manned by pirates

buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover

n. someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

plagiarist, literary pirate

n. someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

copy illegally

v. copy illegally; of published material

hijack, highjack, commandeer, expropriate

v. take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

vulture, predator, marauder

n. someone who attacks in search of booty

grampus, killer, orca, killer whale, sea wolf, Orcinus orca

n. predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas

runner, smuggler, contrabandist, mooncurser

n. someone who imports or exports without paying duties

duplicator, copier, photocopier, copier machine, copy machine

n. apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material

crook, criminal, felon, outlaw

n. someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime

sneak, prowler

n. someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions

vulture, predator, marauder

n. someone who attacks in search of booty

forger, counterfeiter

n. someone who makes copies illegally

ape, copycat, imitator, aper

n. someone who copies the words or behavior of another

hijack, highjack, pirate, commandeer, expropriate

v. take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

strip, foray, pillage, rifle, plunder, ransack, despoil, reave

v. steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

counterfeit, fake, forge

v. make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

appropriate, seize, take possession of, take over

v. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

appropriate, seize, take possession of, take over

v. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

assume, take over, usurp, arrogate

v. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

capture, conquer, seize, take over

v. as of land

sequester, seize, attach, impound, confiscate

v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

impress, shanghai

v. take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"

pirate, copy illegally

v. copy illegally; of published material

loot, plunder

v. take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"

strip, foray, pillage, rifle, plunder, ransack, despoil, reave

v. steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

counterfeit, fake, forge

v. make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

lift, plagiarize, plagiarise

v. take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

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