shanghai
IPA: ʃˈæŋhˈaɪ
noun
- (often capitalized, dated) A breed of chicken with large bodies, long legs, and feathered shanks.
- (US, obsolete) A kind of daub.
- (US, obsolete) A tall dandy.
- (darts, often capitalized) A kind of dart game in which players are gradually eliminated ("shanghaied"), usually either by failing to reach a certain score in 3 quick throws or during a competition to hit a certain prechosen number and then be the first to hit the prechosen numbers of the other players.
- (Australia, New Zealand) Synonym of slingshot.
- A major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China.
- A major international port including the eastern coast of Shanghai Municipality and the northeastern islands of Zhejiang Province.
- Alternative letter-case form of shanghai in its various senses derived from the Chinese city.
verb
- (transitive) To force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their will or interest, particularly
- To press-gang sailors, especially (historical) for shipping or fishing work.
- (US law enforcement slang) To trick a suspect into entering a jurisdiction in which they can be lawfully arrested.
- (US military slang) To transfer a serviceman against their will.
- (transitive) To commandeer, hijack, or otherwise (usually wrongfully) appropriate a place or thing.
- (Australia, New Zealand) To hit with a slingshot.
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