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- 1 Used to attract the services of a shop assistant dated
- 1 A small village in Morwenstow parish, north Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SS2214).
- 2 A neighbourhood of St Merryn, St Merryn parish, north Cornwall (OS grid ref SW8773).
- 1 An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. countable, uncountable
"From shop to shop Wandering, and littering with unfolded silks The polished counter."
- 2 a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity) wordnet
- 3 A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop. countable, uncountable
"A tailor called me in his shop."
- 4 a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services wordnet
- 5 A large garage where vehicle mechanics work. countable, uncountable
"The car's in the shop right now."
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- 6 small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done wordnet
- 7 Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor. countable, uncountable
- 8 Discussion of business or professional affairs. figuratively, uncountable
"What struck me about the occasion was the quiet though cheerful tone of the gathering, the restraint, noticeable also in the very few speeches. Chemistry was taboo, by common consent — no "shop" allowed."
- 9 A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skills. countable, uncountable
- 10 An establishment where a barber or beautician works. countable, uncountable
"a barber shop"
- 11 An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies. countable, uncountable
"This is where I do my weekly shop."
- 12 The collective items bought (or to be bought) on a shopping trip. UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable
"I’ve got a big shop, so feel free to go in front."
- 1 To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise. intransitive
"Why don’t you come shopping for gifts with me, early before the Christmas rush?"
- 2 give away information about somebody wordnet
- 3 To browse or purchase products from (a catalog, an internet website, etc.), mostly from home. transitive
"Shop our new arrivals."
- 4 do one's shopping wordnet
- 5 To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority. UK, slang, transitive
"He shopped his mates in to the police."
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- 6 shop around; not necessarily buying wordnet
- 7 To imprison. UK, slang, transitive
- 8 do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of wordnet
- 9 To photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph. Internet, transitive
- 10 To dismiss from employment. archaic, slang, transitive
- 11 To investigate or evaluate as a mystery shopper. colloquial, transitive
"A grocery clerk who, after he had been "shopped" on occasions, was discharged because he had admitted that on one occasion he had not rung up a sale immediately after the transaction, as required by the company rule, but had recorded it later when he had remembered it, held discharged, but not for misconduct connected with his work […]"
Etymology
From Middle English shoppe, schoppe, from Old English sċoppa (“shed; booth; stall; shop”), from Proto-Germanic *skupp-, *skup- (“barn, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *skub-, *skup- (“to bend, bow, curve, vault”). Cognate with Dutch schop (“spade, kick”), German Schuppen (“shed”), German Schober (“barn”), French échoppe (“booth, shop”) (< Germanic). The verb is denominal. The noun senses “act of shopping”, “purchased items” are backformed from the verb.
From Middle English shoppe, schoppe, from Old English sċoppa (“shed; booth; stall; shop”), from Proto-Germanic *skupp-, *skup- (“barn, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *skub-, *skup- (“to bend, bow, curve, vault”). Cognate with Dutch schop (“spade, kick”), German Schuppen (“shed”), German Schober (“barn”), French échoppe (“booth, shop”) (< Germanic). The verb is denominal. The noun senses “act of shopping”, “purchased items” are backformed from the verb.
From Middle English shoppe, schoppe, from Old English sċoppa (“shed; booth; stall; shop”), from Proto-Germanic *skupp-, *skup- (“barn, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *skub-, *skup- (“to bend, bow, curve, vault”). Cognate with Dutch schop (“spade, kick”), German Schuppen (“shed”), German Schober (“barn”), French échoppe (“booth, shop”) (< Germanic). The verb is denominal. The noun senses “act of shopping”, “purchased items” are backformed from the verb.
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