ship

[[t]ʃɪp[/t]]

n. v. shipped, ship•ping

1) naut. navig. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines

2) naut. navig. a sailing vessel square-rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a spanker on the aftermost mast

3) the crew and passengers of a vessel

4) cvb an airship, airplane, or spacecraft

5) to send or transport by ship, rail, truck, plane, etc

6) to take in (water) over the side, as a vessel does when waves break over it

7) to bring into a ship or boat:

Ship the anchor[/ex]

8) to engage (a person) for service on a ship

9) navig. to fix in a ship or boat in the proper place for use:

Ship the oars[/ex]

10) to send away:

We shipped the kids off to camp[/ex]

11) to go on board or travel by ship; embark

12) to engage to serve on a ship

13) phv ship out

a) to leave, esp. for another country or assignment

b) to send away, esp. to another country or assignment

c) sts to quit, resign, or be fired from a job:

Shape up or ship out![/ex]

14) ship over, to reenlist, esp. in the navy

•

- run a tight ship when or if one's ship comes in or home

Etymology: bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE scip, c. OFris, OON, Go skip, OHG scif ship′less, adj.