Meaning of ship In English

• 0 a large boat for travelling on water, especially across the sea:

  • a sailing ship

  • a merchant/naval ship

  • They boarded (= went on to) a ship that was sailing (= leaving) the next day.

• 1 to send something, usually a large object or a large quantity of objects or people, to a place far away:

  • We ship books out to New York every month.

• 2 having the rank, position, skill, or relationship of the stated type:

  • lordship

  • partnership

  • craftsmanship

  • friendship

• 3 a boat, esp. one that is large enough to travel on the sea:

  • a cruise/cargo ship

• 4 to transport something or someone by air, train, boat, or truck:

  • They shipped our furniture from Tennessee.

  • Parts for the space station are being shipped out there by spacecraft.

• 5 to send or transport something by sea:

  • ship sth to sb/sth The vessel was used to ship gold bullion to America.

• 6 to send goods by air, train, or road, or to be sent in this way:

  • ship sth to sb/sth The company will ship purchases to any address within the US.

  • I asked the suppliers to ship us a replacement as soon as possible.

  • We don't currently ship outside the EU.

  • They assured me our order will be shipping tomorrow.

• 7 to make something, especially computer products and equipment, available for sale, or to become available:

  • The company is now shipping the first in a new series of interactive DVDs.

  • This software has been shipping for a while now.

• 8 a large boat used for transporting goods or people by sea:

  • There were several ships waiting in the dock for their cargo to be unloaded.

• 9 to leave an organization very suddenly, especially when you think it is going to fail:

  • The CEO abandoned ship just before the auditors were called in.