shop (sh p)n. 1. also shoppe A small retail store or a specialty department in a large store. 2. An atelier; a studio. 3. A place for manufacturing or repairing goods or machinery. 4. A commercial or industrial establishment: a printing shop. 5. A business establishment; an office or a center of activity. 6. A home workshop. 7. a. A schoolroom fitted with machinery and tools for instruction in industrial arts. b. The industrial arts as a technical science or course of study. v. shopped, shop·ping, shops v.intr. 1. To visit stores in search of merchandise or bargains. 2. To look for something with the intention of acquiring it. v.tr. Phrasal Verb: To visit or buy from (a particular store). shop around Idiom: 1. To go from store to store in search of merchandise or bargains. 2. To look for something, such as a better job. 3. To offer (a large block of common stock, for example) for sale to various parties: "[The company] is now actively being shopped around, with a prospectus in circulation" (Marianne Yen). talk shop To talk about one's work. [Middle English shoppe, from Old English sceoppa, treasure house.] |
shopping
Noun
1. the act of going to shops and buying things
2. things that have been bought in shops
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| Noun | 1. |  shopping - searching for or buying goods or services; "went shopping for a reliable plumber"; "does her shopping at the mall rather than down town"buying, purchasing - the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge" marketing - shopping at a market; "does the weekly marketing at the supermarket" |
| 2. | shopping - the commodities purchased from stores; "she loaded her shopping into the car"women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance" |
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