Shang|hai

Shang|hai
shang|hai «SHANG hy, shang HY», transitive verb, -haied, -hai|ing.
1. to make unconscious, as by drugs or liquor, and put on a ship to serve as a sailor.
2. Informal, Figurative. to bring or get by trickery or force: »

Thirteen bewildered strollers in Foley Square were legally “shanghaied”…to complete a trial jury (New York Times).

[American English (from the practice of securing sailors by illicit means for long voyages, often to Shanghai, China)]
Shang|hai «SHANG hy, shang HY», noun.
one of a long-legged breed of chicken.
[< Shanghai, a seaport in China]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • shang|hai — «SHANG hy, shang HY», transitive verb, haied, hai|ing. 1. to make unconscious, as by drugs or liquor, and put on a ship to serve as a sailor. 2. Informal, Figurative. to bring or get by trickery or force: »Thirteen bewildered strollers in Foley… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shang-hai — Shang hai, chines. Stadt, s. Schang hai …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Shang Hai Guesthouse — (Баттамбанг,Камбоджа) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: Prekmohatep Vi …   Каталог отелей

  • shang·hai — …   Useful english dictionary

  • hai — [hī] adv., interj. 〚Jpn〛 yes * * * (as used in expressions) Hai nan Ch ing hai Shang hai Alkalai Judah ben Solomon Hai Bo Hai Po Hai Erh Hai Er Hai Hai River Ch ing hai Hu …   Universalium

  • hai — ba·hai; bo·hai; hai·a·ri; hai·a·tha·lah; hai·da; hai·ding·er·ite; hai·duk; hai·fa; hai·gle; hai·kai; hai·kal; hai·ku; hai·kwan; hai·nai; hai·nan·ese; hai·phong; hai·thal; hai·ti; hai·tsai; hai·ver; la·hai·na; shang·hai·land·er; wei·hai·wei;… …   English syllables

  • shang — col·lie·shang·ie; gin·shang; shang; shang·hai·land·er; shang·hai; …   English syllables

  • Hai — (as used in expressions) Alkalai, Judah ben Solomon Hai Huang Hai Er Hai, lago Hai He T ing hai Shang hai …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Shang-Chi — Shang Chi: Master of Kung Fu Shang Chi as depicted by Bob Larkin Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics …   Wikipedia

  • Shàng — Shang Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. La Dynastie Shang est une dynastie chinoise. Shang Di est un dieu chinois de la dynastie des Shang. Le Shang Shu (Classique des documents) est un… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”