About The Word Shop
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Shop Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Shop?
[n] a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
[n] small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done [v] give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [v] do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [v] do one's shopping [v] shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing" Synonyms | Synonyms for Shop: betray | browse | buy at | denounce | frequent | give away | grass | patronise | patronize | peach | rat | shit | shop at | snitch | sponsor | stag | store | tell on | workshop Related Terms | Find terms related to Shop: See Also | antique | apothecary's shop | back up | barbershop | bazaar | bazar | beauty parlor | beauty parlour | beauty salon | beauty shop | betting shop | bindery | bookshop | bookstall | bookstore | booth | boutique | brickfield | brickyard | building supply house | building supply store | butcher shop | buy | candy store | canteen | chain store | chemist's | chemist's shop | chop shop | cleaners | clothing store | comparison-shop | computer store | confectionery | convenience store | deli | delicatessen | dress shop | drugstore | dry cleaners | dye-works | fix-it shop | florist | florist shop | flower store | food shop | gift shop | haberdashery | haberdashery store | hardware store | hat shop | head shop | inform | ironmongery | junk shop | liquor store | loan office | look for | machine shop | meat market | mens store | mercantile establishment | millinery | novelty shop | obtain | off-licence | outfitter | outlet | package store | pawnbroker's shop | pawnshop | perfumery | pet shop | pharmacy | pizza parlor | pizza shop | pizzeria | pottery | print shop | purchase | repair shop | retail store | saddlery | sales outlet | salon | search | second-hand store | seek | sell out | sheltered workshop | shoe shop | shoe store | shoeshop | shopfront | specialty store | storefront | support | thriftshop | tip off | tobacco shop | tobacconist | tobacconist shop | toyshop | tuck shop | turnery | window-shop | work | workplace Shop In Webster's Dictionary \Shop\, n.
1. A person's occupation, business, profession, or the like,
as a subject of attention, interest, conversation, etc.;
-- generally in deprecation.
2. A place where any industry is carried on; as, a chemist's
shop; also, (Slang), any of the various places of business
which are commonly called offices, as of a lawyer, doctor,
broker, etc.
3. Any place of resort, as one's house, a restaurant, etc.
[Slang, Chiefly Eng.]
\Shop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shopping}.] To visit shops for the purpose of purchasing goods. He was engaged with his mother and some ladies to go shopping. --Byron. \Shop\, obs. imp. of {Shape}. Shaped. --Chaucer. \Shop\, n. [OE. shoppe, schoppe, AS. sceoppa a treasury, a storehouse, stall, booth; akin to scypen a shed, LG. schup a shed, G. schoppen, schuppen, a shed, a coachhouse, OHG. scopf.] 1. A building or an apartment in which goods, wares, drugs, etc., are sold by retail. From shop to shop Wandering, and littering with unfolded silks The polished counter. --Cowper. 2. A building in which mechanics or artisans work; as, a shoe shop; a car shop. A tailor called me in his shop. --Shak. Note: Shop is often used adjectively or in composition; as, shop rent, or shop-rent; shop thief, or shop-thief; shop window, or shop-window, etc. {To smell of the shop}, to indicate too distinctively one's occupation or profession. {To talk shop}, to make one's business the topic of social conversation; also, to use the phrases peculiar to one's employment. [Colloq.] Syn: Store; warehouse. See {Store}. |
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