Shop
WordNet
noun
(1) A course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)
"I built a birdhouse in shop"
(2) A mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
"He bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
(3) Small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
verb
(4) Give away information about somebody
"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
(5) Do one's shopping
"She goes shopping every Friday"
(6) Shop around; not necessarily buying
"I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
(7) Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from
Noun
- An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
- A place where things are crafted; a workshop or hobbyshop.
- An automobile mechanic's workplace.
- Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
- Short for wood shop or metal shop, classes taught typically in junior high school, teaching vocational skill.
- In information technology, describes the programming languages or software an organisation uses, usually exclusively; "our company is mostly a Java shop".
Synonyms
boutique, retail outlet, store : atelier, studio, workshop: garage: office, place of work, workplace: carpentry, wood shop, woodwork: metal shop, metalworkVerb
- To visit shops; to look around shops with the intention of buying something.
- I went shopping ; he’s shopping for clothes.
- To report the criminal or otherwise wrong activities or whereabouts of (a suspect) to an authority.
- Shorthand for photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.