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Idioms about ship
Origin of ship
1First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English noun scip, scipp; cognate with Dutch schip, German Schiff, Old Norse, Gothic skip; verb derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM ship
ship·less, adjectiveship·less·ly, adverbmis·ship, verb, mis·shipped, mis·ship·ping.pre·ship, verb (used with object), pre·shipped, pre·ship·ping.Other definitions for ship (2 of 3)
ship2
[ ship ]
/ ʃɪp /
noun
a romantic relationship between fictional characters, as in fan fiction, or between famous people, whether or not the romance actually exists in the book, show, etc., or in real life:the TV show's most popular ships.
verb (used with or without object), shipped, ship·ping.
to take an interest in or hope for a romantic relationship between (fictional characters or famous people), whether or not the romance actually exists: I'm shipping those guys—they would make a great couple!
Origin of ship
2First recorded in 1995–2000; shortening of relationship
Other definitions for ship (3 of 3)
-ship
a native English suffix of nouns denoting condition, character, office, skill, etc.: clerkship; friendship; statesmanship.
Origin of -ship
Middle English, Old English -scipe; akin to shape; cognate with dialectal Frisian, dialectal Dutch schip
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British Dictionary definitions for ship (1 of 2)
ship
/ (ʃɪp) /
noun
verb ships, shipping or shipped
See also ship out
Derived forms of ship
shippable, adjectiveWord Origin for ship
Old English scip; related to Old Norse skip, Old High German skif ship, scipfī cup
British Dictionary definitions for ship (2 of 2)
-ship
suffix forming nouns
indicating state or conditionfellowship
indicating rank, office, or positionlordship
indicating craft or skillhorsemanship; workmanship; scholarship
Word Origin for -ship
Old English -scipe; compare shape
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