to shanghai

Examples

• All

• They tried to shanghai unsuspecting sailors into joining their crew.

• I think you did shanghai me.

  Hot Pursuit (1987)

• We'll shanghai them.

  South Sea Woman (1953)

• If you're going to shanghai me office, Tert, you best conceal the evidence.

  The Shipping News (2001)

• Charge three, shanghaiing sailors.

  South Sea Woman (1953)

• They were shanghaiing all the combats... ...and noncoms and training replacements for those rebel devils.

  The Big Red One (1980)

• During the raid, the pirates would shanghai anyone who dared to resist.

• He felt trapped after they shanghaied him into working on the ship without his consent.

Synonyms

C

to coerce

vsto shanghai

• Offensive

80 6.4

Force someone to do something by threats

targets forced service on ships often using trickery rather than only threats

D

to dragoon

vsto shanghai

• NSFW

1 9.7

To force someone to do something by threats or strong pressure

often takes people for ship work by trickery rather than by authority

I

to impress

vsto shanghai

• NSFW

1 9.9

To force someone to serve on a ship or in the navy

relies more on trickery or coercion rather than direct seizure

Compounds

S

Shanghai dialect

1 9.3

A form of Chinese spoken in Shanghai and nearby areas

How Forced

to kidnap

• NSFW

707 4.0

to shanghai

• NSFW

8 9.3

to force

∞ 2.3

to coerce

• Offensive

80 6.4

to pressure

224 4.2

Surface Forms

Etymology