shanghai
verb
shang·hai
| \ ˈshaŋ-ˌhī
, shaŋ-ˈhī
\
, shaŋ-ˈhī
\
shanghaied;
shanghaiing
Definition of shanghai
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to put aboard a ship by force often with the help of liquor or a drug
b
: to put by force or threat of force into or as if into a place of detention
2
: to put by trickery into an undesirable position
Shanghai
geographical name
Shang·hai
| \ shaŋ-ˈhī
\
\
Definition of Shanghai (Entry 2 of 2)
city and port on the Huangpu River near the estuary of the Chang (Yangtze) River in eastern China population 21,126,600
Note: Shanghai is China's most populous city.
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Other Words from shanghai
Verb
shanghaier
\ shaŋ-ˈhī(-ə)r
, ˈshaŋ-ˌhī- \
noun
, ˈshaŋ-ˌhī- \
noun
Examples of shanghai in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The musical comedy is filled with zany pirates, zombie ships, mermaids and the plot revolves around a bumbling actor and his crew getting shanghaied by the terror of the high seas. — Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Newcomers group installs new officers," 10 July 2019 To shanghai your wife into a mental health intervention would be a mistake. — Y Jeanne Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, "Dad of twins fears wife is suffering from depression," 5 Feb. 2018 That prompts the secretly protective Madea to shanghai Joe and the equally outrageous old-timers Hattie (Patrice Lovely) and Bam (Cassi Davis) for a trip to the lake to bring Tiffany back. — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, "'Boo 2! A Madea Halloween' movie review: Stupid-funny? Or just plain stupid?," 20 Oct. 2017 The ways in which our attention gets shanghaied by these companies makes us less good as citizens. — Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine, "Why it’s time to panic about what Google and Facebook are doing to our lives.," 5 Oct. 2017 The idea of a summertime art festival has been shanghaied by the nonprofit Art Shanty Project. — Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, "A Minnesotan’s guide to delusional winter fun," 6 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shanghai.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for shanghai
shanghai
verb
English Language Learners Definition of shanghai
somewhat old-fashioned
: to bring (someone) onto a ship by force
informal
: to make (someone) do something by using force or tricks
See the full definition for shanghai in the English Language Learners Dictionary
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