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Meaning of 'ship' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ship [ n.]
- Pay; reward.
- Any large seagoing vessel.
- Specifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of which is composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast, and square-rigged on all masts. See Illustation in Appendix.
- A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
2 . Ship [ v. i.]
- To engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a man-of-war.
- To embark on a ship.
3 . Ship [ v. t.]
- To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water.
- By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad.
- Hence, to send away; to get rid of.
- To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen.
- To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea.
- To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder.

Meaning of 'ship' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ship [ v]
Meaning (1):
- place on board a ship
Example in sentence:
  • ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel

Nearby Words:

shiah shibboleth shide shie shied shiel shield shield-bearer shielddrake shielded

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