26984 words

ship

15 definitions • 31 examples
1
a large boat for travelling on water, especially across the sea:

Examples:

a sailing ship
a merchant/naval ship
board a ship They boarded (= went on to) a ship that was sailing (= leaving) the next day.
2
a relationship between real people or characters in a story, especially one that is approved of or imagined by fans (= people who admire and support a person, film, etc.):

Examples:

Theirs is one of the most popular ships in fandom culture.
A ship can be a real-life relationship, or one that exists only in fiction.
3
to send goods by water, especially by sea:

Examples:

The goods are then shipped across the Atlantic.
For thousands of years, goods had been shipped by sea to be unloaded by dockers at the ports.
In the Victorian era coal was shipped by canal.
4
to send goods by air, train, or road, or to be sent in this way:

Examples:

You don't have to go to the post office to ship your packages.
ship something out We ship books out to New York every month.
The store will even ship to your college .
5
to make something, especially computer products and equipment, available for sale, or to become available:

Examples:

This software has been shipping for a while now.
6
to imagine or hope that real people or characters in a story are in a romantic relationship, or to be very interested in two real people's relationship:

Examples:

People who ship a couple often create fan art or write fanfiction about them.
People of all ages enjoy shipping.
8
a boat, esp. one that is large enough to travel on the sea:

Examples:

a cruise/cargo ship
9
A ship is also an aircraft or spacecraft.
10
to transport something or someone by air, train, boat, or truck:

Examples:

They shipped our furniture from Tennessee.
Parts for the space station are being shipped out there by spacecraft.
11
to send or transport something by sea:

Examples:

ship sth to sb/sth The vessel was used to ship gold bullion to America.
12
to send goods by air, train, or road, or to be sent in this way:

Examples:

ship sth to sb/sth The company will ship purchases to any address within the US.
I asked the suppliers to ship us a replacement as soon as possible.
We don't currently ship outside the EU.
They assured me our order will be shipping tomorrow.
13
to make something, especially computer products and equipment, available for sale, or to become available:

Examples:

The company is now shipping the first in a new series of interactive DVDs.
This software has been shipping for a while now.
14
a large boat used for transporting goods or people by sea:

Examples:

There were several ships waiting in the dock for their cargo to be unloaded.
15
to leave an organization very suddenly, especially when you think it is going to fail:

Examples:

The CEO abandoned ship just before the auditors were called in.

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