Shanghai - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌʃæŋˈhaɪ|
Brit.
|ʃæŋˈhæɪ|
noun
- the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
verb
- take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship (syn: impress)
The men were shanghaied after being drugged
Extra examples
I got shanghaied into organizing the kids' party.
The men were shanghaied after being drugged
Until 1940 Shanghai was the focal centre of the Far East.
...the captain slipped the customs official his customary cumshaw at the Port of Shanghai...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: shanghai
he/she/it: shanghais
present participle: shanghaiing
past tense: shanghaied
past participle: shanghaied
I/you/we/they: shanghai
he/she/it: shanghais
present participle: shanghaiing
past tense: shanghaied
past participle: shanghaied
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