shop

¹shop

noun, often attributive \ˈshäp\

Definition of SHOP

1

: a handicraft establishment : atelier

2

a : a building or room stocked with merchandise for sale : store

b also shoppe \ˈshäp\ : a small retail establishment or a department in a large one offering a specified line of goods or services <a millinery shop> <a sandwich shop>

3

: a commercial establishment for the making or repair of goods or machinery <machine shop> <repair shop>

4

a : a school laboratory equipped for industrial arts education

b : the art or science of working with tools and machinery

5

a : a business establishment : office <a public relations shop>

b : shoptalk <talking shop>

Examples of SHOP

1. I took the car to the shop to get new brakes.
2. I am taking shop this semester.
3. I made a table in shop.
4. The wood shop is down the hall.

Origin of SHOP

Middle English shoppe, from Old English sceoppa booth; akin to Old High German scopf shed

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SHOP

Synonyms

bazaar, emporium, store

Related Words

market, marketplace, outlet, showroom; boutique, chain store, department store, dime store, exchange, five-and-ten (also five-and-dime), mart, mini-mart, thrift shop, variety store; big box, supercenter, superstore

Rhymes with SHOP

bop, chap, chop, clop, cop, crop, drop, flop, fop, glop, hop, knop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, scop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, top, whop

²shop

verb

shoppedshop·ping

Definition of SHOP

intransitive verb

1

a : to examine goods or services with intent to buy

b : to hunt through a market in search of the best buy

2

: to make a search : hunt <shopping around for a better idea>

transitive verb

1

British : to inform on : betray

2

: to examine the stock or offerings of <shop the stores for Christmas gift ideas>

3

: to offer for consideration or acceptance; especially : to offer for sale or in a trade —often used with around <shopping the manuscript around>

Examples of SHOP

1. Where do you like to shop?
2. I like to shop at locally owned stores.
3. She is shopping for a new car.
4. Many people now shop online.
5. She's shopping her idea for a film.
6. His own mother shopped him to the police.

First Known Use of SHOP

1764