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shanghai
1[shang-hahy, shang-hahy]
verb (used with object)
to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
Shanghai
2[shang-hahy, shahng-hahy]
noun
Pinyin, Wade-Giles.a seaport and municipality in E China, near the mouth of the Chang Jiang.
a type of long-legged chicken believed to be of Asian origin.
shanghai
1/ ˈʃæŋhaɪ, ʃæŋˈhaɪ /
verb
to kidnap (a man or seaman) for enforced service at sea, esp on a merchant ship
to force or trick (someone) into doing something, going somewhere, etc
to shoot with a catapult
noun
a catapult
Shanghai
2/ ˈʃæŋˈɪ /
noun
a port in E China, capital of Shanghai municipality (traditionally in SE Jiangsu) near the estuary of the Yangtze: the largest city in China and one of the largest ports in the world; a major cultural and industrial centre, with many universities. Pop: 12665000 (2005 est)
Shanghai
Largest city in China, located in the eastern part of the country on the Pacific Ocean.
Word History and Origins
Origin of shanghai1
Example Sentences
A schemer and her henchmen shanghai two book salesmen for a diamond safari in Africa.
“We should engage in careful dialogue to decide the best action. Let us not be shanghaied into a rash move for being labeled.”
I consider trying to catch part of the show, but am afraid that if I cross the lot I’ll get shanghaied into some other task.
A pirate shanghais a teenager who missed the plane to join his girlfriend on an island.
On the Rena, we were no longer his flesh and blood, but a crew of landlubberly scum shanghaied from the taverns and fleshpots of many exotic ports.
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