1. n. A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
2. n. (chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
3. n. (archaic, nautical, formal) A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.
4. n. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
5. n. (cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.
6. v. To send by water-borne transport.
7. v. To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
to ship freight by railroad
8. v. To release a product to vendors; to launch.
Our next issue ships early next year.
The developers had to ship the game two weeks late.
9. v. To engage to serve on board a vessel.
to ship seamen
I shipped on a man-of-war.
10. v. (intransitive) To embark on a ship.
11. v. (transitive, nautical) To put in its place.
to ship the tiller or rudder
12. v. To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.
We were shipping so much water I was sure we would capsize.
13. v. To pass (from one person to another).
Can you ship me the ketchup?
14. v. (poker slang) To go all in.
15. v. (sports) To trade or send a player to another team.
Twins ship Delmon Young to Tigers.
16. v. (rugby) To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.
17. n. (fandom) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional.
18. v. (fandom) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, typically in fan fiction.
I ship Kirk and Spock in “Star Trek”.
I ship Peggy and Angie in “Marvel's Agent Carter”.
