ship

Definition of Ship in English :

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Noun

1. ship

a vessel that carries passengers or freight

Verb

2. send, ship, transport

transport commercially

3. ship

hire for work on a ship

4. embark, ship

go on board

embark

5. ship

travel by ship

6. ship

place on board a ship

Example Sentences:
'ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ship

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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

2. nautical

a large sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts

the crew of a ship

4. short for airship, spaceship

5. informal

any vehicle or conveyance

6. when one's ship comes in

verbWord forms: ships, shipping or shipped

to place, transport, or travel on any conveyance, esp aboard a ship

ship the microscopes by aeroplane

can we ship tomorrow?

8. (transitive) nautical

to take (water) over the side

to bring or go aboard a vessel

to ship oars

10. (transitive; often foll by off) informal

to send away, often in order to be rid of

they shipped the children off to boarding school

11. (intransitive)

to engage to serve aboard a ship

I shipped aboard a Liverpool liner

12. informal (transitive)

to concede (a goal)

they have shipped eight goals in three away matches

Ship

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verb intransitive

11.

to go aboard ship; embark

12.

to engage to serve on a ship

13.

to travel by ship

noun

any water vehicle of considerable size navigating deep water, esp. one powered by an engine

a water vehicle for sailing, with a bowsprit and at least three square-rigged masts, each composed of lower, top, and topgallant members

a ship's officers and crew

an aircraft

verb transitiveWord forms: shipped or ˈshipping

to put or take on board a ship

6. US

to send or transport by any carrier

to ship cattle by rail

to take in (water) over the gunwale or side, as in a heavy sea

to put or fix (an object) in its proper place on a ship or boat

ship the oars

to engage (a person or persons) for work on a ship

10. Informal

to send (away, out, etc.); get rid of

Ship

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suff.

a. Quality, state, or condition: scholarship.

b. Something that shows or possesses a quality, state, or condition: courtship.

2. Rank, status, or office: professorship.

3. Art, skill, or craft: penmanship.

4. A collective body: readership.

a. A vessel of considerable size for deep-water navigation.

b. A sailing vessel having three or more square-rigged masts.

2. An aircraft or spacecraft.

3. The crew of one of these vessels.

4. One's fortune: When my ship comes in, I'll move to a larger house.

v. shipped, ship·ping, ships

v.tr.

1. To place or receive on board a ship: shipped the cargo in the hold.

2. To cause to be transported; send. See Synonyms at send¹.

3. To place (a ship's mast or rudder, for example) in its working position.

a. To bring into a ship or boat: ship an anchor.

b. To place (an oar) in a resting position inside a boat without removing it from the oarlock.

5. To hire (a person) for work on a ship.

6. To take in (water) over the side of a ship.

v.intr.

1. To go aboard a ship; embark.

2. To be sent as a delivery: The books that we ordered shipped from warehouse yesterday.

3. To travel by ship.

4. To hire oneself out or enlist for service on a ship.

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