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The Press Gang: Manning the Royal Navy

press-gang (plural press-gangs)

1. A body of men employed to force others into military or naval service.

press-gang (third-person singular simple present press-gangs, present participle press-ganging, simple past and past participle press-ganged)

1. To force men into military or naval service.
2. To coerce somebody into doing something that they are reluctant to do.

Synonyms

• shanghai

From Chinese 上海* (Shànghǎi, “Shanghai”), with reference to the former practice of forcibly crewing ships heading for the Orient.

shanghai (third-person singular simple present shanghais, present participle shanghaiing, simple past and past participle shanghaied)

1. (transitive) To force or trick (someone) into joining a ship which is lacking a full crew. quotations ▼
2. (transitive) To abduct or coerce. quotations ▼
3. (transitive, US) To trick (a person) into entering a jurisdiction where they can lawfully be arrested.
4. (transitive) To commandeer; appropriate; hijack

Synonyms

• (force or trick someone into joining a ship; abduct or coerce): press-gang

* By the way:

Named after 上海浦, literally, "upriver river confluence to the sea".