ship

ship1 [ ʃıp ] noun count ***

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 the ship.

a. 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

run a tight ship SPOKEN

to manage something such as a business very well so that it operates very effectively

ships (that pass) in the night

people who meet for a short period of time but never meet again

when your ship comes in SPOKEN

used for talking about a time when you will have good luck

ship

ship 2 [ ʃıp ] verb **

transitive often passive to send goods or people somewhere by ship:

Toxic waste is shipped from Western Europe to other countries.

a. intransitive or transitive goods to send 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.

ship oars TECHNICAL

to stop ROWING a boat and put the OARS inside it

,ship `off phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL

to send someone somewhere, usually when they do not want to go:

We were shipped off to our grandparents' for the summer vacation.

,ship `out phrasal verb

1. ) transitive to move goods or people away from a place:

Thousands of tons of steel were shipped out from the docks.

2. ) intransitive to leave a place:

The situation looked bad and tourists were shipping out.