shanghai

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Shanghai
    n 1: the largest city of China; located in the east on the
         Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
    v 1: take (someone) against his will for compulsory service,
         especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after
         being drugged" [syn: {shanghai}, {impress}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shanghai \Shang`hai"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shanghaied}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Shanghaiing}.]
   To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this
   condition. [Written also {shanghae}.] [Slang, U.S.]
   [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shanghai \Shang`hai"\, n. (Zool.)
   A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.
   [1913 Webster]
from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Shanghai, VA
  Zip code(s): 23110
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "shanghai":
      abduce, abduct, blackjack, bludgeon, bulldoze, bully, carry away,
      carry off, coerce, crimp, dragoon, hijack, hold for ransom,
      impress, intimidate, kidnap, run away with, skyjack, snatch,
      spirit away, steamroller, strong-arm, throttle, use violence
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