ALL meanings of shop
shop
S s - noun shop retail store 1
- intransitive verb shop buy things 1
- noun shop workshop 1
- noun shop act of shopping 1
- noun shop school: tools, wood 1
- transitive verb shop buy things from 1
- transitive verb shop digitally alter a photo 1
- transitive verb shop inform on sb 1
- noun shop a retail store, especially a small one. 1
- noun shop a small store or department in a large store selling a specific or select type of goods: the ski shop at Smith's. 1
- noun shop the workshop of a craftsperson or artisan. 1
- noun shop the workshop of a person who works in a manual trade; place for doing specific, skilled manual work: a carpenter's shop. 1
- noun shop any factory, office, or business: Our ad agency is a well-run shop. 1
- noun shop Education. a course of instruction in a trade, as carpentry, printing, etc., consisting chiefly of training in the use of its tools and materials. a classroom in which such a course is given. 1
- noun shop one's trade, profession, or business as a subject of conversation or preoccupation. 1
- verb without object shop to visit shops and stores for purchasing or examining goods. 1
- verb without object shop to seek or examine goods, property, etc., offered for sale: Retail merchants often stock their stores by shopping in New York. 1
- verb without object shop to seek a bargain, investment, service, etc. (usually followed by for): I'm shopping for a safe investment that pays good interest. 1
- verb with object shop to seek or examine goods, property, etc., offered for sale in or by: She's shopping the shoe stores this afternoon. 1
- verb with object shop Chiefly British Informal. to put into prison; jail. to behave treacherously toward; inform on; betray. 1
- verb with object shop Slang. to try to sell (merchandise or a project) in an attempt to obtain an order or contract. 1
- idioms shop set up shop, to go into business; begin business operations: to set up shop as a taxidermist. 1
- idioms shop shut up shop, to close a business temporarily, as at the end of the day. to suspend business operations permanently: They couldn't make a go of it and had to shut up shop. 1
- idioms shop talk shop, to discuss one's trade, profession, or business: After dinner we all sat around the table and talked shop. 1
- countable noun shop A shop is a building or part of a building where things are sold. 0
- verb shop When you shop, you go to shops and buy things. 0
- countable noun shop You can refer to a place where a particular service is offered as a particular type of shop. 0
- countable noun shop You can refer to a place where things are made or done as a particular kind of shop. 0
- verb shop If you shop someone, you report them to the police for doing something illegal. 0
- noun shop a place, esp a small building, for the retail sale of goods and services 0
- noun shop an act or instance of shopping, esp household shopping 0
- noun shop a place for the performance of a specified type of work; workshop 0
- verb shop to visit a shop or shops in search of (goods) with the intention of buying them 0
- verb shop to inform on or betray, esp to the police 0
- noun shop a place where certain goods or services are offered for sale; esp., a small store 0
- noun shop a specialized department in a large store 0
- noun shop a place where a particular kind of work is done 0
- noun shop in some schools, an industrial arts course, class, or department 0
- intransitive verb shop to visit a shop or shops so as to look at and buy or price things for sale 0
- verb transitive shop to shop at (a specified store) 0
- verb transitive shop to inform on, esp. to the police 0
- verb transitive shop to arrest or imprison 0
- verb transitive shop to offer for sale 0
- noun shop A shop is a small retail outlet where goods and services are offered for sale. 0