Shanghaiing
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of one who shanghais; a press-ganging or abduction.
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of shanghai form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Shanghaiing is a practice from the mid-19th Northwest United States that consisted of conscripting men as sailors by coercive techniques."