shanghai (Noun) — The largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world.
shanghai (Verb) — (crime) Take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially on board of a ship. ex. "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
shanghai (Verb) — Trick or obtain by a ploy; coerce. ex. "see if we can shanghai a couple of likely characters"