SHANGHAI as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the largest city of China
    • located in the east on the Pacific
    • one of the largest ports in the world
    Hypernyms(s) Shanghai is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

SHANGHAI as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The men were shanghaied after being drugged
    Hypernyms(s) shanghai is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)