shanghai
verb (used with object)
to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
had shanghaied
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past perfectof shanghai.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I told her, with as much humorous detail as possible, about how Thrombley had shanghaied me to the Embassy, and about the chase by the Rangers.
From Lone Star Planet by H. Beam Piper
