Definitions for ship
ʃɪpship

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. shipverb

   a vessel that carries passengers or freight

2. transport, send, shipverb

   transport commercially

3. shipverb

   hire for work on a ship

4. embark, shipverb

   go on board

5. shipverb

   travel by ship

6. shipverb

   place on board a ship

   "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ship

   A termination noting quality or adjunct, as lordship; or office, as stewardship.

   Etymology: scip, scp , Saxon; schap, Dutch.

2. SHIPnoun

   A ship may be defined a large hollow building, made to pass over the sea with sails. Isaac Watts

   Etymology: scip , Saxon; schippen, Dutch.

   All my followers to the eager foe
   Turn back, and fly like ships before the wind. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   There made forth to us a small boat, with about eight persons in it, whereof one of them had in his hand a tipstaff, who made aboard our ship. Francis Bacon.

   Two other ships loaded with victuals were burnt, and some of the men saved by their shipboats. Richard Knolles.

   Nor is indeed that man less mad than these,
   Who freights a ship to venture on the seas,
   With one frail interposing plank to save
   From certain death, roll’d on by ev’ry wave. John Dryden.

   Instead of a ship, he should levy upon his country such a sum of money, and return the same to the treasurer of the navy: hence that tax had the denomination of ship-money, by which accrued the yearly sum of two hundred thousand pounds. Edward Hyde.

   A ship-carpenter of old Rome could not have talked more judiciously. Addison.

3. To Shipverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To put into a ship.

   My father at the road
   Expects my coming, there to see me shipp’d. William Shakespeare.

   The emperor, shipping his great ordnance, departed down the river. Richard Knolles, Hist. of the Turks.

   All the timber whereof was cut down in the mountains of Cilicia, and shipped in the bay of Attalia, from whence it was by sea transported to Pelusium. Richard Knolles.

   A breeze from shore began to blow,
   The sailors ship their oars, and cease to row;
   Then hoist their yards a-trip, and all their sails
   Let fall. Dryden.

   2. To transport in a ship.

   Andronicus, would thou wert shipt to hell,
   Rather than rob me of the people’s hearts. William Shakespeare.

   The sun no sooner shall the mountains touch,
   But we will ship him hence. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   In Portugal men spent with age, so as they cannot hope for above a year of life, ship themselves away in a Brazil fleet. William Temple.

   A single leaf can waft an army o’er,
   Or ship off senates to some distant shore. Alexander Pope.

   The canal that runs from the sea into the Arno gives a convenient carriage to all goods that are to be shipped off. Addis.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ship

   A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying goods or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity, and tradition. In the Age of Sail a "ship" was a sailing vessel defined by its sail plan of at least three square rigged masts and a full bowsprit. Ships have supported exploration, trade, warfare, migration, colonization, and science. After the 15th century, new crops that had come from and to the Americas via the European seafarers significantly contributed to the world population growth. Ship transport is responsible for the largest portion of world commerce. As of 2016, there were more than 49,000 merchant ships, totaling almost 1.8 billion dead weight tons. Of these 28% were oil tankers, 43% were bulk carriers, and 13% were container ships.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ship

   A ship refers to a large, sea-faring vessel that is specifically designed and equipped to transport people, goods, or resources across bodies of water, such as oceans, rivers, and lakes. Ships can vary in size, ranging from small sailboats and fishing vessels to massive ocean liners and cargo ships. They can serve various purposes, including transportation, trade, military operations, scientific research, and recreational activities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shipnoun

   pay; reward

2. Shipnoun

   any large seagoing vessel

3. Shipnoun

   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

4. Shipnoun

   a dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense

5. Shipverb

   to put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water

6. Shipverb

   by extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad

7. Shipverb

   hence, to send away; to get rid of

8. Shipverb

   to engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen

9. Shipverb

   to receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea

10. Shipverb

    to put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder

11. Shipverb

    to engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a man-of-war

12. Shipverb

    to embark on a ship

13. Etymology: [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. Equip, Skiff, Skipper.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ship

   Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant watercraft. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing, entertainment, public safety, and warfare. Historically, a "ship" was a vessel with sails rigged in a specific manner. Ships and boats have developed alongside humanity. In armed conflict and in daily life they have become an integral part of modern commercial and military systems. Fishing boats are used by millions of fishermen throughout the world. Military forces operate vessels for combat and to transport and support forces ashore. Commercial vessels, nearly 35,000 in number, carried 7.4 billion tons of cargo in 2007. Total number of ships as of 2011 is about 104,304. Ships were a key in history's great explorations and scientific and technological development. Navigators such as Zheng He spread such inventions as the compass and gunpowder. Ships have been used for such purposes as colonization and the slave trade, and have served scientific, cultural, and humanitarian needs. After the 16th century, new crops that had come from and to the Americas via the European seafarers significantly contributed to the world's population growth. Maritime transport has shaped the world's economy into today's energy-intensive pattern.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ship

   ship, n. a vessel having three masts, with tops and yards to each: generally, any large sea-going vessel.—v.t. to put on board a ship: to engage for service on board a ship: to transport by ship: to fix in its place.—v.i. to engage for service on shipboard:—pr.p. ship′ping; pa.t. and pa.p. shipped.—ns. Ship′-bis′cuit, hard biscuit for use on shipboard; Ship′board, the deck or side of a ship; Ship′-boy, a boy that serves on board a ship; Ship′-break′er, one who breaks up vessels no longer fit for sea; Ship′-brok′er, a broker who effects sales, insurance, &c. of ships; Ship′builder, one whose occupation is to construct ships; Ship′building; Ship′-canal′, a canal large enough to admit the passage of sea-going vessels; Ship′-cap′tain, one who commands a ship; Ship′-car′penter, a carpenter who works at shipbuilding; Ship′-chand′ler, a dealer in cordage, canvas, and other ship furniture or stores; Ship′-chand′lery, the business wares of a ship-chandler; Ship′-fē′ver, typhus fever, as common on board crowded ships; Ship′ful, as much or as many as a ship will hold; Ship′-hold′er, a ship-owner; Ship′-lett′er, a letter sent by a vessel which does not carry mails; Ship′-load, the load or cargo of a ship; Ship′man, a sailor:—pl. Ship′men; Ship′master, the captain of a ship; Ship′mate, a companion in the same ship; Ship′ment, act of putting on board ship: embarkation: that which is shipped; Ship′-mon′ey, a tyrannical tax imposed by the king on seaports, revived without authorisation of parliament by Charles I. in 1634-37; Ship′-of-the-line, before steam navigation, a man-of-war large enough to take a place in a line of battle; Ship′-own′er, the owner of a ship or ships.—adj. Shipped (Shak.), furnished with a ship or ships.—ns. Ship′per; Ship′ping, ships collectively: tonnage: (Shak.) a voyage; Ship′ping-āg′ent, the agent of a vessel or line of vessels to whom goods are consigned for shipment.—n.pl. Ship′ping-art′icles, articles of agreement, between the captain and his crew.—ns. Ship′ping-bill, invoice of goods embarked; Ship′ping-mas′ter, the official who witnesses signature by the sailors of the articles of agreement; Ship′ping-off′ice, the office of a shipping-agent, or of a shipping-master; Ship′-pound, a unit of weight in the Baltic ports; Ship′-rail′way, a railway by means of which vessels can be carried overland from one body of water to another.—adjs. Ship′-rigged (naut.), rigged like a ship, having three masts with square sails and spreading yards; Ship′shape, in a seaman-like manner: trim, neat, proper.—ns. Ship's′-hus′band, the owner's agent in the management of a ship; Ship′-tire (Shak.), a sort of head-dress, whether from its streamers or its general likeness to a ship; Ship′-way, the supports forming a sliding-way for the building, repairing, and launching of vessels; Ship′-worm, a genus (Teredo) of worm-like molluscs which perforate and live in timber, lining the cavity or tube with a calcareous encrustation; Ship′wreck, the wreck or destruction of a ship: destruction.—v.t. to destroy on the sea: to make to suffer wreck.—ns. Ship′wright, a wright or carpenter who constructs ships; Ship′yard, a yard where ships are built or repaired.—Ship a sea, to have a wave come aboard; Ship's papers, documents required for the manifestation of the property of a ship and cargo; Ship the oars (see Oar).—About ship! an exclamation to pull in the sheet preparatory to changing a ship's course during a tack; Make shipwreck of, to ruin, destroy; On shipboard, upon or within a ship; Take ship, or shipping, to embark. [A.S. scip—scippan, to make—scapan, to shape; Goth. skip, Ice. skip, Ger. schiff.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ship

   [from the Anglo-Saxon scip]. Any craft intended for the purposes of navigation; but in a nautical sense it is a general term for all large square-rigged vessels carrying three masts and a bowsprit--the masts being composed of a lower-mast, top-mast, and topgallant-mast, each of these being provided with tops and yards.--Flag-ship. The ship in which the admiral hoists his flag; whatever the rank of the commander be; all the lieutenants take rank before their class in other ships.--Line-of-battle ship. Carrying upwards of 74 guns.--Ship of war. One which, being duly commissioned under a commissioned officer by the admiralty, wears a pendant. The authority of a gunboat, no superior being present, is equal to that of an admiral.--Receiving ship. The port, guard, or admiral's flag-ship, stationed at any place to receive volunteers, and bear them pro. tem. in readiness to join any ship of war which may want hands.--Store-ship. A vessel employed to carry stores, artillery, and provisions, for the use of a fleet, fortress, or Garrison.--Troop-ship. One appointed to carry troops, formerly called a transport.--Hospital-ship. A vessel fitted up to attend a fleet, and receive the sick and wounded. Scuttles are cut in the sides for ventilation. The sick are under the charge of an experienced surgeon, aided by a staff of assistant-surgeons, a proportional number of assistants, cook, baker, and nurses.--Merchant ship.--A vessel employed in commerce to carry commodities of various sorts from one port to another. (See merchantman.)--Private ship of war. (See privateers,andletters of marque.)--Slaver, or slave-ship. A vessel employed in carrying negro slaves.--To ship. To embark men or merchandise. It also implies to fix anything in its place, as "Ship the oars," i.e. place them in their rowlocks; "Ship capstan-bars." Also, to enter on board, or engage to join a ship.--To ship a sea. A wave breaking over all in a gale. Hence the old saying-- "Sometimes we ship a sea, Sometimes we see a ship." To ship a swab. A colloquialism for mounting an epaulette, or receiving a commission.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ship

   A type of vehicle created and designed for use on water.

   The ship was a beautiful design.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 17, 2020  

2. ---

   ship

   To move or transport commodities, goods or products.

   They did ship their goods abroad and it was affordable.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

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1. SHIP

   What does SHIP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SHIP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ship

   A tavern sign commemorative of the circumnavigation of the globe by Sir Francis Drake; also a technical term in the printing trade for the compositors working together in a particular room or department, being an abbreviation of “Companionship.”

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SHIP

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ship is ranked #85659 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ship surname appeared 218 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ship.
   
   62.8% or 137 total occurrences were White.
   31.1% or 68 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Board
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   • Move
   • Place
   • Travel

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ship' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2451

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ship' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2226

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ship' in Nouns Frequency: #667

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ship' in Verbs Frequency: #829

Anagrams for ship »

1. pish

How to pronounce ship?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ship in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ship in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ship in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of ship in a Sentence

1. Meng Fanqiu:

   We have demand for 50,000 tonnes of jet fuel a month and we can ship jet fuel from Asia to North America, Los Angeles, to form a supply chain.

2. Dan LaBerge:

   Still, states like New Hampshire and others tend to see a bump in hotel stays and other areas, according to industry estimates and accounts on the ground. I am sure this is typical of the primary season, but we did see a spike in business and it has stuck around for a little while after, Alexandra Horton, owner of Cafe La Reine in Manchester, New Hampshire, told FoxNews.com. I would say that overall the primary season is good for downtown Manchester and all of the local businesses to gain national exposure, Alexandra Horton said. Dan LaBerge, manager at Billy’s Sports Bar Grillin Manchester, told FoxNews.com they saw between a 5-10 percent increase in business, though businesses in downtown Manchester had a bigger boost. We get a lot of people from Washington D.C. here, it often ends up being actual campaign workers -- we did a buffet for the Hillary campaign, so it’s really a mix. You get a lot of people from out of town, people they ship in.

3. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly:

   FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2019, file photo, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly testifies during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee about about ongoing reports of substandard housing conditions in Washington, on Capitol Hill. ( AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) After Croziersletter became public, Navy Secretary Thomas Modly then flew to the ship, at port in Guam, and delivered a speech to the crew in which Navy Secretary Thomas Modly lambasted Brett Crozier, saying Navy Secretary Thomas Modly was either too naive or too stupid to be in charge of an aircraft carrier -- or perhaps leaked the letter intentionally. Modly charged that Brett Crozier had allowed details of the ships operational security to become public, either recklessly or intentionally. If Brett Crozier [ Crozier ] didnt think, in my opinion, that this information [ the letter ] wasnt going to get out into the public, in this day and information age that we live in, then Brett Crozier was either A, too naive or too stupid to be a commanding officer of a ship like this, the alternative is that he did this on purpose.

4. Premier Mark McGowan:

   This ship needs to leave immediately, our position is clear, we are not going to have a Sydney Harbour fiasco on our watch.

5. Le Maire:

   It's incomprehensible that carbon emissions targets were set for cars and not for airplanes and ships. We propose that work is done on a European tax on airplane and ship fuel.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ship
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ship
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ship
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ship
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ship
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=ship
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=ship
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html