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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ship /ʃɪp/USA pronunciation n., v., shipped, ship•ping. n. [countable] - Nautical, Naval Termsa large vessel, esp. one that travels on the ocean.
- the crew and passengers of a vessel:The ship was abuzz with the news.
- an airplane or spacecraft:The commander of the spacecraft ordered his officers not to fire on the alien ship.
v. - to send or transport by ship, rail, etc.:[~ + object]The package was shipped by an overnight express delivery service.
- [~ + object] to take in (water) over the side, as a vessel does when waves break over it.
- to bring into a ship or boat:[~ + object]Ship the anchor.
- ship out:
- to (cause to) leave, esp. for another country or assignment: [no object]The sailor shipped out the next day.[~ + object + out]shipped him out the next day.[~ + out + object]The navy shipped out thousands of sailors.
- Slang Terms[no object] to quit, resign, or be fired from a job:Shape up or ship out!
Idioms- Idioms run a tight ship, to use strict control in running a company, etc.:The boss runs a tight ship.
-ship, suffix. - -ship is used to form nouns with the meaning "state or condition of'':friend + -ship → friendship;kin + -ship → kinship.
- -ship is also used with the meaning "the skill or ability of'':statesman + -ship → statesmanship;apprentice + -ship → apprenticeship.
- -ship is also used with the meaning "the relation of'':fellow + -ship → fellowship.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ship (ship),USA pronunciation n., v., shipped, ship•ping. n. - Nautical, Naval Termsa vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- Nautical, Naval Terms
- a sailing vessel square-rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a spanker on the aftermost mast.
- [Now Rare.]a bark having more than three masts. Cf. shipentine.
- the crew and, sometimes, the passengers of a vessel:The captain gave the ship shore leave.
- an airship, airplane, or spacecraft.
- jump ship:
- to escape from a ship, esp. one in foreign waters or a foreign port, as to avoid further service as a sailor or to request political asylum.
- to withdraw support or membership from a group, organization, cause, etc.;
defect or desert:Some of the more liberal members have jumped ship.
- run a tight ship, to exercise a close, strict control over a ship's crew, a company, organization, or the like.
- when one's ship comes in or home, when one's fortune is assured:She'll buy a car as soon as her ship comes in.
v.t. - to put or take on board a ship or other means of transportation;
to send or transport by ship, rail, truck, plane, etc. - [Naut.]to take in (water) over the side, as a vessel does when waves break over it.
- to bring (an object) into a ship or boat.
- to engage (someone) for service on a ship.
- to fix in a ship or boat in the proper place for use.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto place (an oar) in proper position for rowing. Cf. boat (def. 13).
- to send away:They shipped the kids off to camp for the summer.
v.i. - to go on board or travel by ship;
embark. - to engage to serve on a ship.
- ship out:
- to leave, esp. for another country or assignment:He said goodby to his family and shipped out for the West Indies.
- to send away, esp. to another country or assignment.
- Slang Terms[Informal.]to quit, resign, or be fired from a job:Shape up or ship out!
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English; Old English scip; cognate with Dutch schip, German Schiff, Old Norse, Gothic skip; (verb, verbal) Middle English s(c)hip(p)en, derivative of the noun, nominal
- a native English suffix of nouns denoting condition, character, office, skill, etc.:clerkship;friendship;statesmanship.
- Middle English, Old English -scipe; akin to shape; cognate with dialect, dialectal Frisian, dialect, dialectal Dutch schip
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