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Definition of 'shop'English
Noun
( en-noun)
An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
* Cowper
- From shop' to ' shop / Wandering, and littering with unfolded silks / The polished counter.
A place where things are crafted; a workshop or hobbyshop.
* Shakespeare
- A tailor called me in his shop .
An automobile mechanic's workplace.
Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk'', ''closed shop'' and ''shop floor .
A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skill.
(business|computing) an organisation using specified programming languages or software, often exclusively.
- Our company is mostly a Java shop .
An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.
- This is where I do my weekly shop .
Synonyms
* ( establishment that sells goods) boutique, retail outlet, store (US); see also
* ( place where things are crafted) atelier, studio, workshop
* ( sense, automobile mechanic's workplace) garage
* ( workplace) office, place of work, workplace
* ( wood shop) carpentry, wood shop, woodwork
* ( metal shop) metal shop, metalwork
Related terms
* shoppe
Derived terms
* beauty shop
* bucket shop
* charity shop
* chip shop
* close up shop
* coffee shop
* cop shop
* corner shop
* food shop
* gift shop
* like a bull in a china shop
* one-stop shop
* op shop
* pawn shop
* pet shop
* Photoshop®
* pound shop
* repair shop
* sex shop
* shoe shop
( rel-mid)
* shopaholic
* shop assistant
* shopfloor
* shopfront
* shopgirl
* shophouse
* shopkeep
* shopkeeper
* shopman
* shop right
* shop steward
* shop talk
* shopward
* shopwards
* shopworn
* shut up shop
* swap shop
* sweet shop, sweet-shop, sweetshop
* wood shop
* workshop
( rel-bottom)
Verb
( shopp)
To visit shops; to look around shops with the intention of buying something.
- I went shopping early, before the Christmas rush.
- He’s shopping for clothes .
(transitive|slang|chiefly|UK) To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.
- He shopped his mates in to the police.
(internet slang) Shorthand for photoshop ; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.
Synonyms
* (to report a criminal to authority) grass up (slang)
Derived terms
* shop around
* shopper
* shop till you drop
* window shopping
Interjection
( en-interj)
(Used to attract the services of a shop assistant)
Similar to 'shop'swap, swop, sheep, sweep, sap, seep, ship, soup, sup, soap, scaup, sop, sip, skip, swoop, scoop, scop, skep, squop, shoop, sep, scup, shep, shup, swaip
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