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shang·hai
shanghai
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- pronunciation:
- shaeng
haI
[or]
shaeng
haI
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
shanghais, shanghaiing, shanghaied |
definition: |
to trick or kidnap and then force into service, esp. as a sailor.
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related words: |
enlist, kidnap |
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