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| ship [ ship ] |
noun (plural ships) |
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1. large boat: a large wind-driven or engine-powered vessel designed to carry passengers or cargo over water, especially across the ocean
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2. large square-rigged sailboat: a large sailing vessel with three, four, or five square-rigged masts
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3. ship's crew: the crew of a ship
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4. aircraft or spacecraft: a large aircraft or spacecraft
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verb (past and past participle shipped, present participle ship·ping, 3rd person present singular ships) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb transport something over water: to transport something by ship
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2. transitive verb transport something overland or by air: to send or transport something overland or by air, using a common carrier
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3. transitive verb send somebody: to send somebody to a place
  shipped the children off to summer camp
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4. transitive and intransitive verb commerce send or be sent to stores: to send a product to stores and make it available for purchase, or be sent in this way
If all goes well, the new software will be shipping early next year.
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5. transitive verb take in water: to take in water over the sides of a ship or boat
We're shipping water.
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6. transitive verb bring oars inside boat: to bring oars inside a boat and lay them down
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7. intransitive verb go on voyage: to travel on a ship
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8. intransitive verb work on ship: to take a job aboard a ship
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| [ Old English scip< Germanic] |
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| ship·pa·ble adjective |
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desert or leave a sinking ship to leave an organization that is having difficulties
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when your ship comes in when you become rich
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