shop


Definition: Meaning of, shop in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ʃɒp /

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shop shops
  1. place where you buy things [countable] especially British English a building or part of a building where you can buy things, food, or services [=  store American English]
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  2. place which makes/repairs things [countable] a place where something is made or repaired
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  3. school subject also shop class [uncountable] American English a subject taught in schools that shows students how to use tools and machinery to make or repair things
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  4. set up shop informal to start a business
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  5. shut up shop British English American English informal to close a shop or business, either temporarily or permanently
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  6. talk shop informal to talk about things that are related to your work, especially in a way that other people find boring
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  7. all over the shop British English spoken scattered around untidily
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  8. all over the shop British English spoken confused and disorganized
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  9. go shopping [singular] British English spoken an occasion when you go shopping, especially for food and other things you need regularly
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
shop shopped shopped
Present Participle Third Person Singular
shopping shops
  1. [intransitive] to go to one or more shops to buy things
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  2. go shopping also be out shopping to go to one or more shops to buy things, often for enjoyment
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  3. [transitive] British English informal to tell the police about someone who has done something illegal
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shop used in phrases

  • Old Curiosity Shop, The
    1. (1841) a novel by Charles DICKENS about a girl called LITTLE NELL and her grandfather, who are forced to leave their shop and give it to a cruel man called Quilp, because the grandfather owes him money. The scene at end of the book in which LITTLE NELL dies is famous for being very sad.
  • apothecary's shop (noun)
    1. a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
  • beauty shop (noun)
    1. a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
  • betting shop (noun)
    1. a place in Britain where people go to place BET s on the results of races, competitions etc [=  bookmaker's]
  • body shop (noun)
    1. a building where the main structure of a car is repaired
  • bottle shop (noun)
    1. a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere
  • bucket shop (noun)
    1. a place that sells cheap plane tickets
  • butcher shop (noun)
    1. and sometimes fish a shop in which meat and poultry are sold
  • charity shop (noun)
    1. British English a shop that sells used goods that are given to it, in order to collect money for a charity
  • chemist's shop (noun)
    1. a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
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shop used in phrasal verbs

  • shop around (phrasal verb)
    1. to go to several shops before you decide what particular thing to buy
    2. to consider several possibilities before making a choice about something that you want
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