ship

ship
I UK [ʃɪp] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "ship":
singular ship plural ships
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a) a very large boat used for carrying people or goods long distances

His ship sailed from Pearl Harbor on Monday.

a cargo/cruise/supply ship

on board/aboard ship:

There were over 350 passengers aboard ship.

b) informal a large vehicle, especially a spacecraft

leave/abandon/desert a sinking ship — to stop being involved in something that is becoming less and less successful

Senior executives at the company were the first to desert the sinking ship.

ships (that pass) in the night — people who meet for a short period of time but never meet again

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II UK [ʃɪp] / US verb
Word forms "ship":
present tense I/you/we/they ship he/she/it ships present participle shipping past tense shipped past participle shipped
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a) [transitive, often passive] to send goods or people somewhere by ship

Toxic waste is shipped from Western Europe to other countries.

b) [intransitive/transitive] to send goods to customers, or to be sent to customers, usually by air or land

Your order was shipped on July 10th by first class mail.

Version 4.0 should ship in a week or two.

Phrasal verbs:

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