ship
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Sense 1
- noun
- A1
A large boat built to travel across the sea, carrying people or heavy loads.
The ship sailed at dawn with two hundred passengers on board.
Huge waves rocked the ship for most of that stormy night.
From the cliff we watched a cargo ship move slowly past.
Common collocations: cargo ship · cruise ship · board a ship · by ship · the ship sank
Part of: Means of transport, Holidays
Sense 2 · less common
- verb
- B1
To send goods to a buyer or another place, by sea, road or air.
We ship orders worldwide within two working days of payment.
The factory ships thousands of bicycles to other countries each month.
Your books will be shipped tomorrow and should arrive by Friday.
Common collocations: ship an order · ship goods · ship worldwide · shipped free of charge · ready to ship
Part of: Shops and shopping, The post office, Business correspondence
Forms
- past
- shipped
- plural
- ships
- third_person
- ships
- past_participle
- shipped