shanghai

US /ˌʃæŋˈhaɪ/
UK /ˌʃæŋˈhaɪ/
1.

Thượng Hải

force (someone) to join a ship lacking a full crew by drugging them or using other underhanded means.

:
they specialized in drugging and robbing sailors, sometimes arranging for them to be shanghaied aboard tramp boats