Words Like SHANGHAI

We have put together a list of words that are similar to SHANGHAI.

8 Alternative Words Similar to shanghai

1 Shanghai Noun      Synonym Words Like Shanghai
2 Impress Verb      Synonym Words Like Impress
3 Abduct Verb      Synonym Words Like Abduct
4 Kidnap Verb      Synonym Words Like Kidnap
5 Nobble Verb      Synonym Words Like Nobble
6 Snatch Verb      Synonym Words Like Snatch
7 Shanghaied Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Shanghaied
8 Shanghaiing Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Shanghaiing

10 definitions of shanghai

1 To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this condition.
2 A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.
3 take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
4 the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
5 To kidnap (a man) for compulsory service aboard a ship, especially after drugging him.
6 To induce or compel (someone) to do something, especially by fraud or force: We were shanghaied into buying worthless securities.
7 A very long-legged hen with feathered shanks, reputed to have been introduced from Shanghai, China.
8 Hence A tall person; especially, a tall dandy.
9 A long, slender oyster; a stick-up or stuck-up; a coon-heel, rabbit-ear, or razor-blade.
10 A kind of fish-hook.
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