Shanghai - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Shanghai :  (noun)

1: the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world [syn: Shanghai] (verb)

1: take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged" [syn: impress]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Shanghai : \Shang`hai"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shanghaied; p. pr. & vb. n. Shanghaiing.] To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this condition. [Written also shanghae.] [Slang, U.S.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Shanghai : \Shang`hai"\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Shanghai, VA Zip code(s): 23110

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Shanghai

gabyu: Good 'morning' everyone in Shanghai ! Is running a iconset for a corporate sales and CRM tool called @Bizphere http://bit.ly/669JTw
b_sustainable: RT @gregorylent "70 million visitors expected for Shanghai expo 2010 .. So it is said"
drumjames: Mai Tai mission accomplished courtesy of Shanghai Village. The Navy Grog is pretty great there too.
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