shang ‧ hai /ʃæŋˈhaɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle shanghaied , present participle shanghaiing , third person singular shanghais ) [transitive] old-fashioned
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Shanghai ; from the use of force or deception to get sailors for ships going to China ]
to trick or force someone into doing something unwillingly
shanghai somebody into doing something
I got shanghaied into organizing the kids’ party.