Definition of shop
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a handicraft establishment : atelier
2a
: a building or room stocked with merchandise for sale : store
3
: a commercial establishment for the making or repair of goods or machinery
machine shop repair shop
4a
: a school laboratory equipped for industrial arts education
b
: the art or science of working with tools and machinery
shop
verb
shopped; shopping
Definition of shop (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: 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
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
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The first known use of shop was in the 14th century
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