I. ˈship noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scip; akin to Old High German skif ship
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : a large seagoing vessel
b. : a sailing vessel having a bowsprit and usually three masts each composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast
2. : boat ; especially : one propelled by power or sail
3. : a ship's crew
4. : fortune 3
when their ship comes in they'll be able to live in better style
5. : airship , airplane , spacecraft
II. verb
( 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 ˈshi-pə-bəl adjective