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ship out

British  

verb

  1. (adverb) to depart or cause to depart by ship

    we shipped out at dawn

    they shipped out the new recruits
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ship out Idioms  

  1. Leave, especially for a distant place, as in The transport planes carried troops shipping out to the Mediterranean . Although this usage originally meant “depart by ship,” the expression is no longer limited to that mode of travel. [c. 1900]

  2. Send, export, especially to a distant place, as in The factory shipped out many more orders last month . [Mid-1600s]

  3. Quit a job or be fired; see shape up , def. 3.

Example Sentences

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While the U.S. benefits from being energy-rich, Walsh notes that it has less refining capacity and has to ship out oil and get refined products shipped back.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

There are alternative means to ship out helium.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Fire victims can fill out a online Google form and Aerie will immediately ship out a package.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

Those people know we’re counting on their students to steer our collective ship out of its tailspin, commanding an emotional investment in these four episodes.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2024

And if they went by water, the clipper ship out in the bay would pursue them with ease.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

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