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shanghai1

Syllabification: (shang·hai)

Pronunciation: /ˈSHaNGˌhī/

Definition of shanghai

verb (shanghais, shanghaiing /-ˌhī-iNG/, shanghaied /-ˌhīd/)

[with object] historical

force (someone) to join a ship lacking a full crew by drugging them or using other underhanded means.
informal coerce or trick (someone) into a place or position or into doing something:Brady shanghaied her into his Jaguar and roared off