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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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
Charlie served at Fort Eustis, the transportation headquarters for the entire army, where all the soldiers would ship out for their assignments.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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