shanghai

8 letters · noun · scores 2,200 in SpellHuntr

noun

the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world

verb

take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

Shanghai in a sentence

Let's see if we can shanghai a room for a couple of hours.

1974 September 30, ‘Final Report on the Activities of the Children of God', Oftentimes the approach is to shanghai an unsuspecting victim.

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