present participle of shanghai

The act of one who shanghais; a press-ganging or abduction.

plural of shanghaiing

To press-gang sailors, especially (historical) for shipping or fishing work. / (US law enforcement slang) To trick a suspect into entering a jurisdiction in which they can be lawfully arrested.

(often capitalized, dated) A breed of chicken with large bodies, long legs, and feathered shanks. / (US, obsolete) A kind of daub. / (US, obsolete) A tall dandy.

(Australia, New Zealand) Synonym of slingshot.

(Australia, New Zealand) To hit with a slingshot.

The largest city of the People's Republic of China, organized as a directly administered municipality comprising Shanghai proper and its suburbs.

Alternative letter-case form of shanghai in its various senses derived from the Chinese city.

simple past tense and past participle of shanghai