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1. (v.t.) shanghai
to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force.
2. (n.) Shanghai
a seaport and municipality in Jiangsu province, in E China, near the mouth of the Chang Jiang. 7,830,000 (municipality 13,560,000).
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) Shanghai
the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
2. (verb) shanghai, impress
take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
"The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) shanghai
a large and tall breed of domestic fowl
2. (verb) shanghai
to intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this condition
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. shanghai
the chief commercial city and port of China, on the Wusung, an affluent of the Yangtse-kiang, 12 m. from the coast, and 160 m. SE. of Nanking; large, densely-peopled suburbs have grown round the closely-packed and walled city, which, with its narrow, unclean streets, presents a slovenly appearance; the French and English occupy the broad-streeted and well-built suburbs in the N.; the low-lying site exposes the city to great heat in the summer, and to frequent epidemics of cholera and fever; an extensive system of canals draws down a great part of the interior produce, and swells the export trade in tea, silk, cotton, rice, sugar, &c.
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