9-Letter Words Containing: _ACKS

• An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.

• An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.

• An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.

• Preflop, the position two before the dealer.

• 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).

• To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.

• To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.

• 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).

• To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.

• slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp

• oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito

• medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna

• able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound

• a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

• a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction

• screw-operated jack

• a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws

• A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.

• A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.

• A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.

• (underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.

• a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder

• hike with a backpack