Other Definitions shop (enc)
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Shop| Noun | 1. | shop - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"barbershop - a shop where men can get their hair cut bazaar, bazar - a shop where a variety of goods are sold betting shop - a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track bodega - a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries booth - a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment canteen - sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc. chain store - one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise commissary - a retail store that sells equipment and provisions to military personnel computer store - a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user convenience store - a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers head shop - a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users; "he bought some roach clips and hashish pipes at the head shop" junk shop - a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods outfitter - a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose; "an outfitter provided everything needed for the safari" pet shop - a shop where pet animals can be purchased shopfront, storefront - the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows | | | 2. | shop - small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are donebindery - a workshop where books are bound chop shop - a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts machine shop - workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools pottery - a workshop where clayware is made saddlery - workshop where a saddler works sheltered workshop - a workshop that offers jobs to members of the physically or developmentally disabled population turnery - workshop where objects are made on a lathe workplace, work - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today" | | | 3. | shop - a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop" | | | Verb | 1. | shop - do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?" market - buy household supplies; "We go marketing every Saturday" | | | 2. | shop - do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client ofback up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" | | | 3. | shop - shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"surf, browse - look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web" look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" antique - shop for antiques; "We went antiquing on Saturday" window-shop - examine the shop windows; shop with the eyes only | | | 4. | shop - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" sell out - give information that compromises others | |
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