SHANGHAI

Shanghai

(noun) the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world

shanghai, impress

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

shanghai (third-person singular simple present shanghais, present participle shanghaiing, simple past and past participle shanghaied)

(transitive) To force or trick (someone) into joining a ship as part of the crew.

(transitive) To abduct or coerce.

(transitive, US) To trick (a person) into entering a jurisdiction where they can lawfully be arrested.

(transitive) To commandeer; appropriate; hijack

Synonyms

• (force or trick someone into joining a ship; abduct or coerce): press-gang

Noun

shanghai (plural shanghais)

(US, archaic) A tall dandy.

Etymology 2

Noun

shanghai (plural shanghais)

(AU, NZ) A slingshot.

Etymology

Proper noun

Shanghai

A direct-administered municipality, a major port city in eastern China, between Jiangsu and Zhejiang, comprising Shanghai proper and its suburbs.

Synonyms

• Paris of the East

Hypernyms

• (districts) Huangpu, Jing'an, Xuhui, Minhang, Jiading, Changning, Putuo, Hongkou, Yangpu, Baoshan, Jinshan, Songjiang, Qingpu, Fengxian, Zhabei, Chongming

• (new area) Pudong

Noun

Shanghai (plural Shanghais)

A type of long-legged chicken believed to be of Asian origin.

Source: Wiktionary

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Shang`hai", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shanghaied; p. pr. & vb. n. Shanghaiing.]

Definition: To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this condition. [Written also shanghae.] [Slang, U.S.]

Shang`hai", n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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