n.
Pronunciation: ' shäp
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English shoppe, from Old English sceoppa booth; akin to Old High German scopf shed
Date: 14th century
1 : a handicraft establishment : ATELIER
2 a : a building or room stocked with merchandise for sale : STORE b also shoppe \ ' shäp \ : a small retail establishment or a department in a large one offering a specified line of goods or services <a millinery shop > <a sandwich shop >
3 : a commercial establishment for the making or repair of goods or machinery <machine shop > <repair shop >
4 a : a school laboratory equipped for industrial arts education b : the art or science of working with tools and machinery
5 a : a business establishment : OFFICE <a public relations shop > b : SHOPTALK <talking shop >