ship
v.
send, dispatch; transport by ship (or airplane, truck, etc.); put on board a ship; embark, board a ship; travel on a ship; work on a ship
n.
large vessel made for sailing on the sea; aircraft, spacecraft
Ship
A ship is a large
watercraft capable of offshore navigation. Ships may be operated by: Governments (military, rescue, research, transportation)Private companies and institutions (transportation, offshore resources, research)Individuals (large yachts, research).
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Ship (disambiguation)
ship
Noun
1. a vessel that carries passengers or freight
(hypernym) vessel, watercraft
(hyponym) abandoned ship, derelict
(member-holonym) fleet
(part-meronym) bay
(class) carvel-built
Verb
1. transport commercially
(synonym) transport, send
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) barge
(derivation) cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment
2. hire for work on a ship
(hypernym) hire, engage, employ
3. go on board
(synonym) embark
(hypernym) board, get on
(hyponym) emplane, enplane
4. travel by ship
(hypernym) travel, journey
5. place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel"
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
(hyponym) reship
Ship
(v. t.)
To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea.
(v. t.)
To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water.
(v. t.)
To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder.
(v. t.)
To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen.
(v. t.)
Hence, to send away; to get rid of.
(v. t.)
By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad.
(v. i.)
To engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a man-of-war.
(v. i.)
To embark on a ship.
(n.)
Specifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of which is composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast, and square-rigged on all masts. See Illustation in Appendix.
(n.)
Pay; reward.
(n.)
Any large seagoing vessel.
(n.)
A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
ship
(n.)
A suffix denoting state, office, dignity, profession, or art; as in lordship, friendship, chancellorship, stewardship, horsemanship.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Ship
To dream of ships, foretells honor and unexpected elevation to ranks above your mode of life.
To hear of a shipwreck is ominous of a disastrous turn in affairs. Your female friends will betray you.
To lose your life in one, denotes that you will have an exceeding close call on your life or honor.
To see a ship on her way through a tempestuous storm, foretells that you will be unfortunate in business transactions, and you will be perplexed to find means of hiding some intrigue from the public, as your partner in the affair will threaten you with betrayal.
To see others shipwrecked, you will seek in vain to shelter some friend from disgrace and insolvency.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
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