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abduct vs shanghai

shanghai vs abduct

abduct and shanghai both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
abduct No No Yes No
shanghai No No Yes No
As verbs, shanghai is a hyponym of abduct; that is, shanghai is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than abduct:
  • abduct: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
  • shanghai: take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
Other hyponyms of abduct include impress.
abduct (verb) shanghai (verb)
pull away from the body take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
Difference between abduct and shanghai

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