[shop] n, often attrib [ME shoppe, fr. OE sceoppa booth; akin to OHG scopf shed] (14c) 1: a handicraft establishment: atelier
2. a: a building or room stocked with merchandise for sale: store b or shoppe : a small retail establishment or a department in a large one offering a specified line of goods or services "a millinery ~" "a sandwich ~"
3: a commercial establishment for the making or repair of goods or machinery "machine ~" "repair ~"
4. a: a school laboratory equipped for manual training b: the art or science of working with tools and machinery
5. a: a business establishment: office b: shoptalk
[2]shop vb shopped ; shop.ping vi (1764) 1 a: to examine goods or services with intent to buy b: to hunt through a market in search of the best buy
2: to make a search: hunt ~ vt: to examine the stock or offerings of "~ the stores for Christmas gift ideas"