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Definition of shanghaied : of Shanghai

Synonyms:

defrauded, embezzled, plundered, grabbed, fleeced, hijacked, burglarized, looted, nipped, robbed, swiped, palmed, filched, pocketed, pilfered, heisted, stolen, extorted, pirated, poached, rustled, shoplifted, swindled, plagiarized, abstracted, lifted, copped

Usage examples:

• Well, we've shanghaied the whole business for a dance here to- morrow night! - "Little Eve Edgarton", Eleanor Hallowell Abbott.
• A minute's speculation decided me that I was on board the Fiona, in which case I was shanghaied. - "The Mystery of the Green Ray", William Le Queux.
• If this was Boston or New York and in older days, I'd say that Dave and Withrow must have shanghaied a crew to man the Flamingo's kind. - "The Seiners", James B. (James Brendan) Connolly.