English noun: Shanghai | |||
| 1. | Shanghai (location) the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world | ||
| Instance hypernym | city, metropolis, port, urban center | ||
| Part meronym | Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China | ||
English verb: shanghai | |||
| 1. | shanghai (contact) take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship | ||
| Samples | The men were shanghaied after being drugged. | ||
| Synonyms | impress | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch | ||
| Domain category | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense | ||