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ships

 
Noun ship has 1 sense
  1. ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
    --1 is a kind of
    vessel, watercraft
    --1 is a member of fleet
    --1 has parts:
     bay; bilge pump; bilge well; bulkhead; bulwarks, bulwark; cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, hold, storage area; crow's nest; davit; deck; fin; forecastle, fo'c'sle; funnel; galley, ship's galley, caboose, cookhouse; gyrostabilizer, gyrostabiliser; helm; log; lubber's hole; porthole; ratline, ratlin; ridge rope; riding bitt; screw, screw propeller; sea anchor, drogue; sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud; skeleton, skeletal frame, frame, underframe; spar; stern, after part, quarter, poop, tail; superstructure; top; topside; winch, windlass
    --1 has particulars:
     abandoned ship, derelict; blockade-runner; Bounty, H.M.S. Bounty; cargo ship, cargo vessel; flagship; Flying Dutchman; gas-turbine ship; hospital ship; hulk; icebreaker, iceboat; lightship; Mayflower; minelayer; minesweeper; nuclear-powered ship; passenger ship; pirate, pirate ship; school ship, training ship; shipwreck; sister ship; slave ship; small ship; steamer, steamship; tender, supply ship; three-decker; transport ship; treasure ship; troopship; warship, war vessel, combat ship; whaler, whaling ship; wreck
    Derived forms: verb ship5, verb ship4, verb ship3, verb ship2
Verb ship has 5 senses
  1. transport, send, ship - transport commercially
    --1 is one way to move, displace
    Derived forms: noun shipment1, noun shipment2, noun shipper1, noun shipper2, noun shipping1
    Sample sentences:
    They ship the parcel to their parents
    They ship them the parcel
  2. ship - hire for work on a ship
    --2 is one way to
    hire, engage, employ
    Derived form: noun ship1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  3. embark, ship - go on board
    --3 is one way to board, get on
    Derived form: noun ship1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  4. ship - travel by ship
    --4 is one way to
    travel, journey
    Derived form: noun ship1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  5. ship - place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel"
    --5 is one way to
    put, set, place, pose, position, lay
    Derived form: noun ship1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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