ship

noun, often attributive

\ ˈship

Definition of ship

(Entry 1 of 3)

1a : a large seagoing vessel

b : 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 sense 3 when their ship comes in they'll be able to live in better style

5 : airship, airplane, spacecraft

ship

verb

shipped; shipping

Definition of ship (Entry 2 of 3)

transitive verb

1a : to place or receive on board a ship for transportation by water

b : 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 out

b : to proceed by ship or other means under military orders —often used with out

3 : to engage to serve on shipboard

4 : to be sent for delivery the order will ship soon

-ship

noun suffix

Definition of -ship (Entry 3 of 3)

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

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Synonyms & Antonyms for ship

Synonyms: Noun

boat, keel, vessel

Synonyms: Verb

consign, dispatch, pack (off), send, shoot, transfer, transmit, transport

Antonyms: Verb

accept, receive

Examples of ship in a Sentence

Noun

the captain of the ship He will travel by ship.

Verb

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.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

And their ship does look suspiciously like the one Ariel pillaged — er, explored — in The Little Mermaid. — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, "20 Insane Disney Movie Fan Theories That Will Blow. Your. Mind.," 16 Apr. 2019 While Eureon is off hooking up with Cersei, Theon Greyjoy sneaks onto one of his ships to save his sister. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 1: Everything You Need to Know," 15 Apr. 2019 The drive itself uses a USB-C physical interface, though its ships with a USB-C to USB Type A cable for backwards compatibility. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "SanDisk's Extreme Pro portable SSD is so fast you can edit video on it," 8 Jan. 2019 In 1963, Shirley was burned on her back, side and feet when her circus ship caught fire and partially sank, according to the sanctuary. — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, "She survived Castro, a crash and a burning ship. Now Shirley the elephant is turning 70," 5 July 2018 Although his ship came under fire roughly 100 times, Russell said going through his cancer treatments was scarier. — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "As he fought cancer, Oconomowoc swim coach led his team to a national championship," 3 July 2018 Last month came the revelation that China had installed anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles on three islands in the Spratly archipelago west of the Philippines—far, far from its own shores. — The Economist, "China has militarised the South China Sea and got away with it," 21 June 2018 This creates a smoother ride and a much faster ship. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The U.S. Navy Has a Secret Hydrofoil Project," 10 Apr. 2019 An Israeli couple on a honeymoon cruise aboard a Royal Caribbean International ship were involved in a zip-line accident that left one dead in Honduras last week. — Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, "They were zip-lining on their honeymoon when they collided. He died, she was injured," 9 July 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

After shipping superstar wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns in a stunning trade, the New York Giants made sure Eli Manning had his second-favorite target locked up for years to come. — Tom Canavan, The Seattle Times, "After trading Beckham, Giants made sure Shepard stays," 12 Apr. 2019 This policy simply means that if something is lost or damaged while being shipped, Instagram will cover the refund cost rather than the merchant. — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, "Instagram Just Added a New In-App Shopping Feature," 19 Mar. 2019 For the better part of 200 years, roughly between 1600 and 1800, Amsterdam was one of the greatest entrepôts on the face of the earth, a global megastore to which the spoils of empire were shipped and from which they were sold on again. — Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why We Keep Going Back to Amsterdam," 24 Dec. 2018 The company plans to ship about 210 more A320neo planes with engines made by CFM International, a joint venture of Safran and General Electric, one of the people said. — Benjamin Katz, The Seattle Times, "Airbus will miss its A320neo delivery goal after engine problems," 3 July 2018 With a Gen 6 plant, that glass could be shipped from a Corning factory in Harrodsburg, Ky. Gen 10.5 glass, however, is so big that it can’t be transported over such distances. — Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Foxconn scales back plans for its first factory in Mount Pleasant," 28 June 2018 The e-commerce giant launched its air operation in 2015, building on the rapid growth of online purchases of goods that previously shipped by road or rail. — Alison Sider, WSJ, "Plane Flying Cargo for Amazon Crashes in Texas," 23 Feb. 2019 In the 1980s, cocaine from Colombia was smuggled via speedboats, and bales of marijuana were flown in on small planes, but now fentanyl from China can be marketed online and shipped by mail. — Carla K. Johnson, The Seattle Times, "Q&A: Feds tackle opioid epidemic, but is it helping?," 28 Jan. 2019 Intel spent the recent CES in Las Vegas describing the company’s wholesale switch to 10nm, including Ice Lake, its next-generation processor, which is still on track to ship by the 2019 holiday season, Swan said. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Intel addresses processor shortages, CEO hunt after reporting disappointing fourth-quarter results," 24 Jan. 2019

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