n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: shipped ; ship · ping
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a : to place or receive on board a ship for transportation by water b : to cause to be transported < shipped him off to prep school>
2 obsolete : to provide with a ship
3 : to put in place for use < ship the tiller>
4 : to take into a ship or boat < ship the gangplank>
5 : to engage for service on a ship
6 : to take (as water) over the side ― used of a boat or a ship
intransitive verb
1 : to embark on a ship
2 a : to go or travel by ship ― often used with out b : to proceed by ship or other means under military orders ― often used with out
3 : to engage to serve on shipboard
4 : to be sent for delivery <the order will ship soon>
– ship · pa · ble \ ' shi-p ə -b ə l \ adjective