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ship

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Noun

  1. A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
  2. A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
  3. A spaceship.
  4. A particular still life consisting of an empty cell surrounded by six live cells.
  5. A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.
  6. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  7. The third card of the Lenormand deck.
  8. An aircraft.

Verb

  1. To send by water-borne transport.
  2. To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
    • to ship freight by railroad
  3. To release (a product, not necessarily physical) to vendors or customers; to launch.
    • Our next issue ships early next year.
    • It compiles? Ship it!
  4. To engage to serve on board a vessel.
    • to ship seamen
    • I shipped on a man-of-war.
  5. To embark on a ship.
  6. To put or secure in its place.
    • to ship the tiller or rudder
  7. To take in or take on (water) over the sides of a vessel.
    • We were shipping so much water I was sure we would capsize.
  8. To leave, depart, scram.
  9. To pass (from one person to another).
    • Can you ship me the ketchup?
  10. To go all in.
  11. To trade or send (a player) to another team.
    • Twins ship Delmon Young to Tigers.
  12. To draw (a penalty) by bungling a kick and giving the opposing team possession.
  13. To concede(points/goals)

Noun

  1. A romantic pairing of two or more characters or real people, especially one imagined by fans.
  2. Clipping of relationship.

Verb

  1. To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, typically in fan fiction or other fandom contexts.
    • I ship Kirk and Spock in Star Trek.
    • I ship Peggy and Angie in Marvel's Agent Carter.

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