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ship

UK/ˈʃɪp/ US/ˈʃʰɪp/ very common formal slang
noun (1) verb (5)

noun

1.

a vessel that carries passengers or freight

verb

1.
2.

hire for work on a ship

3.

go on board

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4.
5.

place on board a ship

  • “ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel”

Origin

From Middle English chip, schepe, schip, schup, scip, scippe, ship, shup, ssip, from Old English sċip, sċyp, from Proto-West Germanic *skip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“ship; tub, vessel”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to split”).

Phrases

  • abandon ship
  • about ship
  • air ship
  • amphibious assault ship
  • anti-ship missile
  • arsenal ship
  • assembly ship
  • battle ship
  • ship and let ship Terms derived from ship (verb)

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