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| 1. | [ noun ] (business) a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services | |
| Synonyms: | store | |
| Examples: | "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" |
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| Related terms: | mercantile_establishment drugstore boutique stall hardware_store commissary chain_store building_supply_store florist confectionery bazaar clothing_store shoeshop pet_shop convenience_store butcher_shop canteen delicatessen bookshop barbershop thriftshop toyshop betting_shop gift_shop bodega booth bakery junk_shop head_shop package_store millinery pizzeria repair_shop salon perfumery creamery specialty_store pawnbroker's_shop computer_store tobacco_shop cleaners outfitter shopfront patronize | |
| 2. | [ verb ] do one's shopping | |
| Examples: | "She goes shopping every Friday" |
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| Related terms: | obtain market commerce shopping shopper buy | |
| 3. | [ verb ] do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of | |
| Synonyms: | shop_at patronize frequent sponsor patronise buy_at | |
| Related terms: | boycott support patron shopper | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (work) small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done | |
| Synonyms: | workshop | |
| Related terms: | workplace print_shop sheltered_workshop machine_shop dye-works turnery brickyard pottery saddlery chop_shop bindery | |
| 5. | [ verb ] shop around; not necessarily buying | |
| Synonyms: | browse | |
| Examples: | "I don't need help, I'm just browsing" |
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| Related terms: | search antique comparison-shop window-shop commerce browse shopping shopper | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (education) a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity) | |
| Synonyms: | shop_class | |
| Examples: | "I built a birdhouse in shop" |
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| Related terms: | course | |
| 7. | [ verb ] give away information about somebody | |
| Synonyms: | betray tell_on shit rat give_away peach grass snitch stag denounce | |
| Examples: | "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" |
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| Related terms: | inform tip_off crap informer fink deserter | |
| Similar spelling: |
Shope Shoop ship Shupp Shupe Shoup Shipp Shipe sheep shape Shippy SHF shipway Shippey Shippee shiv |
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