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nobble vs shanghai

shanghai vs nobble

nobble and shanghai both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nobble No No Yes No
shanghai No No Yes No
As verbs, shanghai is a hyponym of nobble; that is, shanghai is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nobble:
  • nobble: 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 nobble include impress.
nobble (verb) shanghai (verb)
disable by drugging 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
make off with belongings of others
deprive of by deceit
Difference between nobble and shanghai

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