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shop

noun
/ʃɒp/UK/ʃɑp/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English shoppe English shop From Middle English shoppe, schoppe, from Old English sċoppa (“shed; booth; stall; shop”), from Proto-Germanic *skupp-, *skup- (“barn, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *skub-, *skup- (“to bend, bow, curve, vault”). Cognate with Dutch schop (“spade, kick”), German Schuppen (“shed”), German Schober (“barn”), French échoppe (“booth, shop”) (< Germanic). The verb is denominal. The noun senses “act of shopping”, “purchased items” are backformed from the verb.

  1. inherited from *skub-✻
  2. inherited from *skupp-✻
  3. inherited from sċoppa — “shed; booth; stall; shop”
  4. inherited from shoppe

Definitions

  1. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public

    An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.

    • From shop to shop Wandering, and littering with unfolded silks The polished counter.

  2. A place where things are manufactured or crafted

    A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.

    • A tailor called me in his shop.
    • I just left Dannemora and the same thing is happening here at Auburn prison […] They don't want to put me in the plate shop or let me have a good paying job.

  3. A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.

    • The car's in the shop right now.
  4. ›+ 16 more definitions

    1. Workplace

      Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.

    2. Discussion of business or professional affairs.

      • What struck me about the occasion was the quiet though cheerful tone of the gathering, the restraint, noticeable also in the very few speeches. Chemistry was taboo, by common consent — no "shop" allowed.
      • But Mary cut her short. "We don't allow shop at tea, Sally," she said firmly.
      • Nothing but shop was ever talked on any of these occasions. I am sure these close relationships were necessary for the conduct of the war, and I could not have grasped the whole position without them.

    3. A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skills.

    4. An establishment where a barber or beautician works.

      • a barber shop

    5. An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.

      • This is where I do my weekly shop.

    6. The collective items bought (or to be bought) on a shopping trip.

      • I’ve got a big shop, so feel free to go in front.

    7. To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention…

      To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.

      • Why don’t you come shopping for gifts with me, early before the Christmas rush?
      • He’s (gone) shopping for clothes.

    8. To browse or purchase products from (a catalog, an internet website, etc.), mostly from…

      To browse or purchase products from (a catalog, an internet website, etc.), mostly from home.

      • Shop our new arrivals.
      • You fantasized about having unhurried afternoons before the baby arrived to leisurely shop your favorite boutiques. Then the first crash hits — you no longer have the money to shop your favorite boutiques.

    9. To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.

      • He shopped his mates in to the police.

    10. To imprison.

    11. To photoshop

      To photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.

    12. To dismiss from employment.

    13. To investigate or evaluate as a mystery shopper.

    14. Used to attract the services of a shop assistant

    15. A small village in Morwenstow parish, north Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SS2214).

    16. A neighbourhood of St Merryn, St Merryn parish, north Cornwall (OS grid ref SW8773).

The neighborhood

Derived

outshop, shop around, shoppability, shoppable, shopper, shop till you drop, unshopped, vaccine-shop, window shopping

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at shop. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01shop02manufactured03manufacture04goods05freight06luggage07bags08bag09shopping

A definitional loop anchored at shop. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at shop

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA