shanghai
English Thesaurus
1. the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | city, metropolis, urban center, |
| definition | : | a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts (noun.location) |
| instance hypernym | : | port, |
| definition | : | a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country (noun.location) |
2. take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch, |
| definition | : | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | impress, impressment, |
| definition | : | the act of coercing someone into government service (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | seizer, shanghaier, |
| definition | : | a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | impress, impressment, |
| definition | : | the act of coercing someone into government service (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | seizer, shanghaier, |
| definition | : | a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship (noun.person) |
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