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| shop [ shop ] |
noun (plural shops) |
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1. commerce retail business: a retail business that sells consumer merchandise and sometimes services
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2. manufacturing workshop: a place where goods are manufactured or repaired
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3. education industrial arts school subject: a school subject in which students are taught to work with tools and machinery, especially on wood
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4. education schoolroom for learning industrial arts: a schoolroom or building with tools and equipment for students to learn industrial arts
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verb (past and past participle shopped, present participle shop·ping, 3rd person present singular shops) |
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1. intransitive verb visit stores: to visit stores and shops in order to look at and usually buy things
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2. transitive verb visit particular store: to buy goods from a particular store
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3. transitive verb U.S. try to sell something: to try to sell something such as a company or creative work by bringing it to the attention of potential buyers
  His agent shopped his manuscript around to various publishers.
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4. transitive verb U.K. inform on somebody: to inform on somebody to the police or authorities
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slang
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| [ Old English sceoppa "booth, peddler's stall" < W Germanic] |
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close or shut up shop
1. to stop working or doing something
2. to close down a business
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talk shop to talk about your work or some other specialized activity
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