shanghai

Speech parts

1. shanghai - Noun

2. shanghai - Verb

3. Shanghai - Proper noun

Meaning

To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this condition.

A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

impress swindle capture trick seize kidnap snatch abduct carry off take hostage dragoon take fleece sneeze remove
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Antonyms

vex own free release pique needle
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Hypernyms

kidnap snatch abduct nobble

Phrases with the word

Shanghai softshell turtle shanghai bok choy

Derivatives

shanghaied shanghaiing

Examples

The men were shanghaied after being drugged Source: Internet

A bartender wearing a mask is seen at seul&SEUL restaurant in downtown Shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of a new coronavirus, February 12, 2020. Source: Internet

According to the municipal regulation in 2016, only those who are Shanghai registered residents or have paid social insurance or individual incomer tax for over 3 years in a row. Source: Internet

According to Zhang Rongmei, a geometry teacher in rural Shanghai during the Great Leap Forward: "We took all the furniture, pots, and pans we had in our house, and all our neighbours did likewise. Source: Internet

A.) citation Education May-ling as a student at Wesleyan College c. 1910 In Shanghai, May-ling attended the McTyeire School for Girls with her sister, Ching-ling. Source: Internet

According to a 2012 survey only around 13% of the population of Shanghai belongs to organised religions, the largest groups being Buddhists with 10.4%, followed by Protestants with 1.9%, Catholics with 0.7% and other faiths with 0.1%. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Shangcheng Shangdang shanghae shanghai bok choy Shanghai dialect Shanghai French Concession