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shanghai meaning in Gujarati

શંઘાઇંગ

/ʃæŋˈhaɪ//ˈʃæŋ.haɪ/

shanghai in Gujarati: શંઘાઇંગ, શંઘાઈંગ, શાંઘાઈંગ. In English, shanghai means to force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their will or interest, particularly.

Gujarati words for shanghai

શંઘાઇંગ, શંઘાઈંગ, શાંઘાઈંગ

English meaning of shanghai

  1. verb To force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their will or interest, particularly.
  2. verb To press-gang sailors, especially (historical) for shipping or fishing work.
  3. verb To trick a suspect into entering a jurisdiction in which they can be lawfully arrested.
  4. verb To transfer a serviceman against their will.

Full definition of shanghai

shanghai in a sentence

  • Let's see if we can shanghai a room for a couple of hours.

Synonyms of shanghai

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Questions about shanghai in Gujarati

What is the meaning of shanghai in Gujarati?
Shanghai in Gujarati is શંઘાઇંગ, શંઘાઈંગ, શાંઘાઈંગ.
shanghai નો ગુજરાતી અર્થ શું છે?
Shanghai: શંઘાઇંગ, શંઘાઈંગ, શાંઘાઈંગ.
What does shanghai mean in English?
Shanghai means to force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their will or interest, particularly.

Source and license

Gujarati words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “shanghai”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shanghai (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Gujarati words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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