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