shanghái

  • 41Shanghai — Schanghai * * * Shang|hai: ↑ Schanghai. * * * Shanghai   [ʃaȖxai̯], Schanghai …

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  • 42shanghai —    forcibly to abduct (a person)    Originally, to render senseless and carry on board ship as a crew member from the crimeridden Chinese city, because some of those with whom you arrived might be absent when you came to set sail, but now used of …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 43shanghai — shanghai1 [ʃaŋ hʌɪ] verb (shanghais, shanghaiing, shanghaied) 1》 historical force to join a ship s crew by underhand means. 2》 informal coerce or trick into a place or action. Origin C19: from Shanghai, a major Chinese seaport. shanghai2 [ …

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  • 44shanghai — shang•hai [[t]ˈʃæŋ haɪ, ʃæŋˈhaɪ[/t]] v. t. haied, hai•ing to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force • Etymology: 1870–75, amer.; after Shanghai …

    From formal English to slang

  • 45Shanghai —   Kainahai, Kanahai.    ♦ To shanghai, kanahai …

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  • 46Shanghai — v. & n. v.tr. (shanghais, shanghaied, shanghaiing) 1 force (a person) to be a sailor on a ship by using drugs or other trickery. 2 colloq. put into detention or an awkward situation by trickery. 3 Austral. & NZ shoot with a catapult. n. (pl.… …

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  • 47shanghai — v. & n. v.tr. (shanghais, shanghaied, shanghaiing) 1 force (a person) to be a sailor on a ship by using drugs or other trickery. 2 colloq. put into detention or an awkward situation by trickery. 3 Austral. & NZ shoot with a catapult. n. (pl.… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 48Shanghai express (revue) — Shanghai express : feuilletons, crimes récits noirs Pays  France Langue …

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  • 49Shanghai (China) — Hotels: ACME Riverside Service Apartment Shanghai (Pudong) Air China Hotel Shanghai (Airport) An Ting Villa Shanghai (Xuhui Zone) Asset Hotel Shanghai (City) Astor House Hotel Shanghai (Bund) …

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  • 50Shanghai Pudong International Airport — 上海浦东国际机场 Shànghǎi Pǔdōng Guójì Jīchǎng Logo of Shanghai Airport Authority …

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