shanghaied

Meaning of shanghaied

verb
  1. To force or trick (someone) into joining a ship as part of the crew.
  2. To abduct or coerce.
  3. To trick (a person) into entering a jurisdiction where they can lawfully be arrested.
  4. To commandeer; appropriate; hijack
    Let's see if we can shanghai a room for a couple of hours.

Information about shanghaied

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of shanghaied

shang-haied

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
  • shanghaied is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with shanghaied

assagaied, assegaied, Saied

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