~ 1 [ ʃaŋ'hʌɪ ]
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 historical force to join a ship's crew by underhand means.
2》 informal coerce or trick into a place or action.
Origin
C19: from Shanghai , a major Chinese seaport.
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~ 2 [ ʃaŋ'hʌɪ ]
Austral./NZ
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a catapult.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) shoot with or as with a catapult.
Origin
C19: prob. an alt. of Scots dialect shangan 'a stick cleft at one end'.