noun pay; reward.
2. ship ·vi to embark on a ship.
3. ship ·noun any large seagoing vessel.
4. ship ·vt hence, to send away; to get rid of.
5. ship ·vt to receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea.
6. ship ·vt to put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder.
7. ship ·vi to engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a man-of-war.
8. ship ·vt to engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen.
9. ship ·noun a dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
10. ship ·vt to put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water.
11. ship ·vt by extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad.
12. ship ·noun specifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of which is composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast, and square-rigged on all masts. ·see illustation in appendix.