shanghai

IPA: ʃˈæŋhˈaɪ

(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.

(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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