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- [ship]
- /ʃɪp/
- /ʃɪp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ship]
- /ʃɪp/
Definitions of shipped word
- noun shipped a romantic relationship between fictional characters, especially one that people discuss, write about, or take an interest in, whether or not the romance actually exists in the original book, show, etc.: popular ships in fan fiction. 1
- verb with object shipped to put or take on board a ship or other means of transportation; to send or transport by ship, rail, truck, plane, etc. 1
- verb with object shipped Nautical. to take in (water) over the side, as a vessel does when waves break over it. 1
- verb with object shipped to bring (an object) into a ship or boat. 1
- verb with object shipped to engage (someone) for service on a ship. 1
- verb with object shipped to fix in a ship or boat in the proper place for use. 1
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Origin of shipped
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English scip; cognate with Dutch schip, German Schiff, Old Norse, Gothic skip; (v.) Middle English s(c)hip(p)en, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Shipped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shipped popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
shipped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shipped
adj shipped
- delivered — to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients: to deliver mail; to deliver a package.
- forwarded — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- freighted — goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
- imported — to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
- mailed — of or relating to mail.
verb shipped
- addressed — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
- intercalated — to interpolate; interpose.
- interlarded — Simple past tense and past participle of interlard.
- locomoted — Simple past tense and past participle of locomote.
- offloaded — Simple past tense and past participle of offload.
noun shipped
Antonyms for shipped
verb with object shipped
- misshipped — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
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