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shanghai meaning in Kannada

ಶಾಂಘೈಂಗ್

/ʃæŋˈhaɪ//ˈʃæŋ.haɪ/

shanghai in Kannada: ಶಾಂಘೈಂಗ್, ಶಂಘಾಯಿಂಗ್, ಶಂಘೈಂಗ್. In English, shanghai means to force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their will or interest, particularly.

Kannada words for shanghai

ಶಾಂಘೈಂಗ್, ಶಂಘಾಯಿಂಗ್, ಶಂಘೈಂಗ್

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

shanghai in other languages

Questions about shanghai in Kannada

What is the meaning of shanghai in Kannada?
Shanghai in Kannada is ಶಾಂಘೈಂಗ್, ಶಂಘಾಯಿಂಗ್, ಶಂಘೈಂಗ್.
shanghai ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Shanghai: ಶಾಂಘೈಂಗ್, ಶಂಘಾಯಿಂಗ್, ಶಂಘೈಂಗ್.
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

Kannada 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 Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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