SHANGHAI


Meaning of SHANGHAI in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' sha ŋ - ˌ h ī , sha ŋ - ' h ī

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: shang · haied ; shang · hai · ing

Etymology: Shanghai, China; from the former use of this method to secure sailors for voyages to eastern Asia

Date: 1871

1 a : to put aboard a ship by force often with the help of liquor or a drug b : to put by force or threat of force into or as if into a place of detention

2 : to put by trickery into an undesirable position

– shang · hai · er \ - ' h ī (- ə )r \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.