ALL meanings of ship
ship
S s - noun ship 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 ship 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 ship Nautical. to take in (water) over the side, as a vessel does when waves break over it. 1
- verb with object ship to bring (an object) into a ship or boat. 1
- verb with object ship to engage (someone) for service on a ship. 1
- verb with object ship to fix in a ship or boat in the proper place for use. 1
- verb with object ship to place (an oar) in proper position for rowing. Compare boat (def 10). 1
- verb with object ship to send away: They shipped the kids off to camp for the summer. 1
- verb without object ship to go on board or travel by ship; embark. 1
- verb without object ship to engage to serve on a ship. 1
- idioms ship jump ship, to escape from a ship, especially one in foreign waters or a foreign port, as to avoid further service as a sailor or to request political asylum. to withdraw support or membership from a group, organization, cause, etc.; defect or desert: Some of the more liberal members have jumped ship. 1
- idioms ship run a tight ship, to exercise a close, strict control over a ship's crew, a company, organization, or the like. 1
- idioms ship when one's ship comes in / home, when one's fortune is assured: She'll buy a car as soon as her ship comes in. 1
- noun ship large boat 1
- transitive verb ship send: goods 1
- intransitive verb ship goods: be sent 1
- noun ship plane 1
- transitive verb ship stow: oars 1
- transitive verb ship relocate 1
- countable noun ship A ship is a large boat which carries passengers or cargo. 0
- verb ship If people or things are shipped somewhere, they are sent there on a ship or by some other means of transport. 0
- noun ship a vessel propelled by engines or sails for navigating on the water, esp a large vessel that cannot be carried aboard another, as distinguished from a boat 0
- noun ship a large sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts 0
- noun ship the crew of a ship 0
- noun ship any vehicle or conveyance 0
- verb ship to place, transport, or travel on any conveyance, esp aboard a ship 0
- verb ship to take (water) over the side 0
- verb ship to bring or go aboard a vessel 0
- verb ship to send away, often in order to be rid of 0
- verb ship to engage to serve aboard a ship 0
- verb ship to concede (a goal) 0
- noun ship any water vehicle of considerable size navigating deep water, esp. one powered by an engine 0
- noun ship a water vehicle for sailing, with a bowsprit and at least three square-rigged masts, each composed of lower, top, and topgallant members 0
- noun ship a ship's officers and crew 0
- noun ship an aircraft 0
- verb transitive ship to put or take on board a ship 0
- verb transitive ship to send or transport by any carrier 0
- verb transitive ship to take in (water) over the gunwale or side, as in a heavy sea 0
- verb transitive ship to put or fix (an object) in its proper place on a ship or boat 0
- verb transitive ship to engage (a person or persons) for work on a ship 0
- verb transitive ship to send (away, out, etc.); get rid of 0
- intransitive verb ship to go aboard ship; embark 0
- intransitive verb ship to engage to serve on a ship 0
- intransitive verb ship to travel by ship 0
- verb ship When goods that have been ordered are shipped, they are sent out, by sea, air, train, or road, by a supplier for delivery to the customer. 0