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shanghai

/ˈʃæŋ.haɪ/noun, verb2 syllables

Shanghai means: take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship.

Synonyms for shanghai2

verb, as in take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

impress

also used for shanghai

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What does shanghai mean?2

verb

1

take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship“The men were shanghaied after being drugged”

noun

1

the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shanghai?60

three syllables

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All 60 rhymes for shanghai, grouped by syllable

Shanghai in a sentence

  • Shanghai has everything under the sun when it comes to food.paper1n0
  • Shanghai is among the largest cities in the world.CM
  • Shanghai is the fastest-growing city in the world.Hybrid
  • Shanghai is the city we miss the most.Amastan
  • Hrmmm, to judge from their looks they might be from Shanghai.fcbond
  • How long are you going to live in Shanghai?jhomel
  • Do you speak the Shanghai dialect at school?weihaiping
  • When does the next train for Shanghai depart?basilhan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of shanghai

as a noun

plural
shanghais

as a verb

past tense
shanghaied
present participle
shanghaiing
third-person singular
shanghais
past participle
shanghaied