Definition of ship
1a : a large seagoing vesselb : a sailing vessel having a bowsprit and usually three masts each composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast
2 : boat; especially : one propelled by power or sail
3 : a ship's crew
4 : fortune 3 when their ship comes in they'll be able to live in better style
5 : airship, airplane, spacecraft
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Examples of ship in a Sentence
the captain of the ship
He will travel by ship.
Origin and Etymology of ship
Middle English, from Old English scip; akin to Old High German skif ship
ship
Definition of ship
shipped
;shipping
transitive verb
1a : to place or receive on board a ship for transportation by waterb : to cause to be transported shipped him off to prep school
2 obsolete : to provide with a ship
3 : to put in place for use ship the tiller
4 : to take into a ship or boat ship the gangplank
5 : to engage for service on a ship
6 : to take (water) over the side —used of a boat or a ship
intransitive verb
1 : to embark on a ship
2a : to go or travel by ship —often used with outb : to proceed by ship or other means under military orders —often used with out
Examples of ship in a Sentence
The goods were shipped from a foreign port.
Your order is expected to ship soon.
The company will ship its new software next month.
The software will ship next month.
The soldiers were shipped overseas for duty.
When the waves increased, the boat began shipping water.
First Known Use of ship
14th century
-ship
Definition of -ship
1 : state : condition : quality friendship
2 : office : dignity : profession clerkship
3 : art : skill horsemanship
4 : something showing, exhibiting, or embodying a quality or state township fellowship
5 : one entitled to a (specified) rank, title, or appellation his Lordship
6 : the body of persons participating in a specified activity readership listenership
Origin and Etymology of -ship
Middle English, from Old English -scipe; akin to Old High German -scaft -ship, Old English scieppan to shape — more at shape
SHIP Defined for English Language Learners
ship
playDefinition of ship for English Language Learners
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: a large boat used for traveling long distances over the sea
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: a large airplane or spacecraft
ship
Definition of ship for English Language Learners
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: to send (something) to a customer
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: to send (a new product) to stores so that it can be bought by customers
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: to send (someone) to a place that is usually far away
-ship
Definition of -ship for English Language Learners
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: the state or condition of being something
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: the position, status, or duties of something
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: skill or ability as someone or something
SHIP Defined for Kids
Definition of ship for Students
shipped
;shipping
1 : to cause to be transported The grain was shipped by rail.
2 : to put or receive on board for transportation by water
3 : to send (someone) to a place They shipped her off to boarding school.
4 : to take into a ship or boat ship oars ship water
5 : to sign on as a crew member on a ship
-ship
Definition of -ship for Students
1 : state : condition : quality friendship
2 : office : rank : profession authorship
3 : skill penmanship
4 : something showing a quality or state of being championship township
5 : someone having a specified rank your Lordship
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