shanghai

Meanings

Noun

the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
A breed of chicken with large bodies, long legs, and feathered shanks.
A kind of daub.
A tall dandy.
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.
Synonym of slingshot.

Verb

take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
- "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
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.
To force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their will or interest, particularly
To trick a suspect into entering a jurisdiction in which they can be lawfully arrested.
To force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their will or interest, particularly
To transfer a serviceman against their will.
To force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their will or interest, particularly
To commandeer, hijack, or otherwise (usually wrongfully) appropriate a place or thing.
To hit with a slingshot.

Origin / Etymology

1871, from the important Chinese port Shanghai, as a verb with reference to the former practice by some shippers on the West Coast of the United States of press-ganging crews for fishing or shipping in the Pacific Ocean.

Synonyms

impress, slingshot

Scrabble Score: 15

shanghai is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
shanghai is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shanghai is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

shanghai is a valid Words With Friends word