ship out
Britishverb
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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]
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Send, export, especially to a distant place, as in The factory shipped out many more orders last month . [Mid-1600s]
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Quit a job or be fired; see shape up , def. 3.
Example Sentences
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“We’re sending a ship out to recover Starship,” Musk said a few days after the landing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 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
On Tuesday, CalMac revealed more problems had been discovered which could put the ship out of action until late March.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024
You’re supposed to wonder about how it got in there, not be able to screw the bottom off the thing and take the ship out whenever you feel like it.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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