Associations to the word «Shanghai»
Noun
- Opium
- China
- Nanjing
- Guangzhou
- Marine
- Shanghai
- Beijing
- Aquatic
- Tt
- Expo
- Peking
- Rodney
- Tong
- Hartley
- Seaman
- Drinking
- Sailor
- Taipei
- Biennale
- Chiang
- Hong
- Kong
- Sichuan
- Yokohama
- Manchuria
- Consulate
- Mao
- Chen
- Seoul
- Prc
- Zhang
- Astor
- Expressway
- Huang
- Disneyland
- Kobe
- Banning
- Clique
- Hua
- Metro
- Chinese
- Banking
- Bangkok
- Sheng
- Concession
- Wu
- Peng
- Hu
- Shu
- Wang
- Nagasaki
- Macau
- Yuan
- Dhabi
- Hui
- Mandarin
- Bai
- Gu
- Triad
- Volkswagen
- Cheng
- Singapore
- Yunnan
- Kai
- Chu
- Dubai
- Kuala
- Tokyo
- Gunboat
- Liu
- Taiwan
- Jin
- Liang
- Wei
- Pavilion
- Yin
- Lu
- Osaka
- Yun
- Ding
- Jakarta
- Tung
- Skyscraper
- Wen
- Tang
- Ghetto
- Mainland
Wiktionary
SHANGHAI, verb. (transitive) To force or trick (someone) into joining a ship which is lacking a full crew.
SHANGHAI, verb. (transitive) To abduct or coerce.
SHANGHAI, verb. (transitive) To commandeer; appropriate; hijack
SHANGHAI, noun. (AU) (NZ) A slingshot.
SHANGHAI, proper noun. (geography) A major port city in eastern China.
SHANGHAI, proper noun. (geography) The provincial-level municipality between Jiangsu and Zhejiang in eastern China comprising Shanghai proper and its suburbs.
SHANGHAI, noun. A type of long-legged chicken believed to be of Asian origin.
Dictionary definition
SHANGHAI, noun. The largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world.
SHANGHAI, verb. Take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged".
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