ship
noun
[ ʃɪp ]
• a large boat for transporting people or goods by sea.
• "the ship left England with a crew of 36"
• a spaceship.
• an aircraft.
ship
verb
• transport (goods or people) on a ship.
• "the wounded soldiers were shipped home"
• (of a boat) take in (water) over the side.
• take (oars) from the rowlocks and lay them inside a boat.
Origin:
Old English scip (noun), late Old English scipian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schip and German Schiff .
ship
noun
• a romantic pairing between two characters in a fictional series, often one that is supported or portrayed by fans rather than depicted in the series itself.
• "the thing that I loved about the Mulder/Scully ship was that we knew so much about their characters"
ship
verb
• support or have a particular interest in a romantic pairing between two characters in a fictional series, often when this relationship is one portrayed by fans rather than depicted in the series itself.
• "I'm still shipping for Edward/Hermione"
Origin:
early 21st century: abbreviation of relationship.
-ship
suffix
• forming nouns denoting a quality or condition.
• "companionship"
• forming nouns denoting status, office, or honour.
• "ambassadorship"
• forming nouns denoting a skill in a certain capacity.
• "workmanship"
• forming nouns denoting the collective individuals of a group.
• "membership"
Origin:
Old English -scipe, scype, of Germanic origin.
