Slingshot vs. Shanghai

Slingshotnoun

A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.

Slingshotverb

To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.

Slingshotverb

(especially) To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.

Slingshotnoun

a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

Slingshot

A slingshot is a small hand-powered projectile weapon. The classic form consists of a Y-shaped frame held in the non-dominant hand, with two natural-rubber strips or tubes attached to the upper two ends.

Shanghaiverb

(transitive) To force or trick (someone) into joining a ship which is lacking a full crew.

Shanghaiverb

(transitive) To abduct or coerce.

Shanghaiverb

To trick (a person) into entering a jurisdiction where they can lawfully be arrested.

Shanghaiverb

(transitive) To commandeer; appropriate; hijack

Shanghainoun

A tall dandy.

Shanghainoun

A slingshot.

Shanghaiverb

To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this condition.

Shanghainoun

A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.

Shanghainoun

the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world

Shanghaiverb

take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship;

Shanghaiverb

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

Shanghaiverb

coerce or trick (someone) into a place or position or into doing something

Shanghaiverb

shoot with a catapult

Shanghaiverb

catapult in a particular direction

Shanghainoun

a city on the east coast of China, a port on the estuary of the River Yangtze; population 11,283,700 (est. 2006). Opened for trade with the west in 1842, Shanghai contained until the Second World War areas of British, French, and American settlement. It was the site in 1921 of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

Shanghai

Shanghai (Chinese: 上海, Shanghainese pronunciation [zɑ̃̀.hɛ́] (listen), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: [ʂâŋ.xài] (listen)) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China, governed by the State Council. The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it.