• a port in E China, in SE Jiangsu near the estuary of the Yangtze: the largest city in China and one of the largest ports in the world; a major cultural and industrial centre, with two universities. Pop: 12 665 000 (2005 est)

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• 1. to kidnap (a man or seaman) for enforced service at sea, esp on a merchant ship
• 2. to force or trick (someone) into doing something, going somewhere, etc
• 3. to shoot with a catapult
• 4. a catapult
• 5. C19: from the city of Shanghai ; from the forceful methods formerly used to collect crews for voyages to the Orient

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