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ship
1[ship]
noun
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
Nautical.Ìý
a sailing vessel square-rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a spanker on the aftermost mast.
Now Rare.Ìýa bark having more than three masts.
the crew and, sometimes, the passengers of a vessel.
The captain gave shore leave to the whole ship.
an airship, airplane, or spacecraft.
verb (used with object)
to put or take on board a ship or other means of transportation; to send or transport by ship, rail, truck, plane, etc.
Nautical.Ìýto 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.
to place (an oar) in proper position for rowing.
to send away.
They shipped the kids off to camp for the summer.
verb (used without object)
to go on board or travel by ship; embark.
to engage to serve on a ship.
to be sent or transported by ship, rail, truck, plane, etc..
Both packages shipped this morning.
to permit of being transported by any of these means.
Fresh raspberries do not ship well.
verb phrase
to leave, especially for another country or assignment.
He said goodbye to his family and shipped out for the West Indies.
to send away, especially to another country or assignment.
InformalÌýto quit, resign, or be fired from a job.
Shape up or ship out!
ship
2[ship]
noun
a romantic relationship between fictional characters, as in fan fiction, or between famous people, whether or not the romance actually exists in the book, show, etc., or in real life.
the TV show's most popular ships.
verb (used with or without object)
to take an interest in or hope for a romantic relationship between (fictional characters or famous people), whether or not the romance actually exists.
I'm shipping those guys—they would make a great couple!
-ship
3a native English suffix of nouns denoting condition, character, office, skill, etc..
clerkship; friendship; statesmanship.
ship
1/ ʃɪ±è /
noun
a vessel propelled by engines or sails for navigating on the water, esp a large vessel that cannot be carried aboard another, as distinguished from a boat
nautical a large sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts
the crew of a ship
informalÌýany vehicle or conveyance
when one has become successful or wealthy
verb
to place, transport, or travel on any conveyance, esp aboard a ship
ship the microscopes by aeroplane
can we ship tomorrow?
(tr) nautical to take (water) over the side
to bring or go aboard a vessel
to ship oars
informalÌýto send away, often in order to be rid of
they shipped the children off to boarding school
(intr) to engage to serve aboard a ship
I shipped aboard a Liverpool liner
informalÌý(tr) to concede (a goal)
Celtic have shipped eight goals in three away matches
-ship
2suffix
indicating state or condition
fellowship
indicating rank, office, or position
lordship
indicating craft or skill
horsemanship
workmanship
scholarship
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- shipless adjective
- shiplessly adverb
- misship verb
- preship verb (used with object)
- ˈ²õ³ó¾±±è±è²¹²ú±ô±ð adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of ship1
Origin of ship2
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of ship1
Origin of ship2
Idioms and Phrases
jump ship,
to escape from a ship, especially 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.
when one's ship comes in / home, when one's fortune is assured.
She'll buy a house when her ship comes in.
run a tight ship, to exercise a close, strict control over a ship's crew, a company, an organization, or the like.
Example Sentences
"The amount of hard work this has taken to turn the ship around... we were bottom three years ago," added Spencer.
What if – on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula - the Houthis in Yemen redouble their efforts to attack shipping in the Red Sea?
U.S. military planners have long been concerned about Iranian naval attacks using small boats for ramming or small arms attacks against shipping in the Persian Gulf.
Without interruption to shipping, oil prices are not likely to stay high.
It’s why there are reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to rename a naval ship honoring Chicano legend Cesar Chavez and has announced that the only U.S. military base named after a Latino, Ft.
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When To Use
The suffix -ship is used to form nouns to indicate a "state of being" or "skill." It is often used in everyday and technical terms.The suffix -ship comes from Old English -scipe, meaning “shape.†Yes, shape. Discover why at our entry for shape. The Latin-derived equivalent of -scipe is -form, from Latin -´ÚÅ°ù³¾¾±²õ, meaning “having the shape of.†This suffix appears in words such as fungiform and oviform. To learn more, check out our 51³Ô¹Ïs That Use article on -form.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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