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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
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
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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