- to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
- a seaport and municipality in E China, near the mouth of the Chang Jiang.
- a type of long-legged chicken believed to be of Asian origin.
- to kidnap (a man or seaman) for enforced service at sea, esp on a merchant ship
- to force or trick (someone) into doing something, going somewhere, etc
- to shoot with a catapult
- a catapult
- a port in E China, capital of Shanghai municipality (traditionally 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 many universities. Pop: 12 665 000 (2005 est)
