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shanghai2

Pronunciation: /ʃaŋˈhʌɪ/

Entry from World dictionary

Australian/NZ

Definition of shanghai

noun (plural shanghais)

a catapult.

verb (shanghais, shanghaiing, shanghaied)

[with object]

shoot with a catapult: in spite of his shanghaiing all the cats, the rodents were still on top
[with object and adverbial of direction] catapult in a particular direction:the springy, resilient saplings would shanghai him backwards