| piracy | (noun) hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it | Synonyms: buccaneering |
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| (noun) the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own | Synonyms: plagiarisation, plagiarism, plagiarization |
| pirana | (noun) small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals | Synonyms: caribe, piranha |
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| piranha | (noun) small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals | Synonyms: caribe, pirana |
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| (noun) someone who attacks in search of booty | Synonyms: marauder, predator, vulture |
| pirate | (noun) a ship that is manned by pirates | Synonyms: pirate ship |
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| (noun) someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation | Synonyms: buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover |
| (noun) someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own | Synonyms: literary pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer |
| (verb) take arbitrarily or by force | Synonyms: commandeer, highjack, hijack |
| (verb) copy illegally; of published material | - |
| piratical | (adjective) characteristic of pirates | - |
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| (adjective) characteristic of piracy | - |
| piratically | (adverb) in a piratical manner | - |
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