ship

ship · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (noun) A large boat for transporting people or goods by sea.

  2. 2.

    (noun) A sailing vessel with three or more masts.

  3. 3.

    (verb) To transport goods by ship, truck, or other means.

  4. 4.

    (verb) To send or dispatch.

  5. 5.

    (verb, informal) To support or wish for a romantic relationship between fictional characters or celebrities.

Forms

plural: ships

Related words

See also: boat, sail, vessel
Synonyms: boat, craft, vessel

Etymology

From Old English scip ("ship"), from Proto-Germanic skipą ("ship"), from Proto-Indo-European skeyp- ("to cut, split"), referring to the hollowed-out logs used for early boats. Cognate with Dutch schip, German Schiff, and Old Norse skip.