—v.tr. (shanghais, shanghaied, shanghaiing)
1 force (a person) to be a sailor on a ship by using drugs or other trickery.
2 colloq. put into detention or an awkward situation by trickery.
3 Austral. & NZ shoot with a catapult.
—n. (pl. shanghais) Austral. & NZ a catapult.
Etymology: Shanghai in China
Useful english dictionary. 2012.