ALL meanings of shanghai
shang·hai
S s - transitive verb shanghai kidnap to work as a sailor 1
- intransitive verb shanghai force 1
- verbal expression shanghai force to do sth 1
- verb with object shanghai 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. 1
- noun shanghai Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a seaport and municipality in E China, near the mouth of the Chang Jiang. 1
- noun shanghai a type of long-legged chicken believed to be of Asian origin. 1
- noun shanghai 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: 12 665 000 (2005 est) 0
- verb shanghai to kidnap (a man or seaman) for enforced service at sea, esp on a merchant ship 0
- verb shanghai to force or trick (someone) into doing something, going somewhere, etc 0
- verb shanghai to shoot with a catapult 0
- noun shanghai a catapult 0
- noun shanghai seaport in Jiangsu province, E China, near the mouth of the Chang: pop. 12,910,000 0
- noun shanghai any of a breed of large, dark-skinned chicken with white feathers and feathered shanks, imported from China in the 19th cent. 0
- verb transitive shanghai to kidnap, usually by drugging, for service aboard ship 0
- verb transitive shanghai to induce (another) to do something through force or deceit 0