1. A vessel that carries passengers or freight
   "The cruise ship docked at the port after a week-long voyage"
    
2. [informal] (fandom) romantic pairing of two characters that fans support or wish to see together
   "Their ship finally became canon in the latest episode"
    
3. A spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
   "The science fiction novel described a ship capable of faster-than-light travel";
   - starship, spaceship

1. Move goods commercially
   "We ship our products to customers worldwide";
   - transport, send
    
2. Place on board a ship
   "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel"
    
3. Travel by ship
   "We shipped across the Atlantic"; "The goods shipped from China to the US"
    
4. Go on board
   "The passengers embarked on the cruise ship"; "The troops shipped out for their overseas deployment";
   - embark
    
5. Hire for work on a ship
   "The captain shipped a new crew for the long voyage"
    
6. (business, technology) release or launch a product for distribution or sale
   "We're shipping the new smartphone model next week"
    
7. [informal] Support or endorse a romantic relationship between two characters, real or fictional
   "Fans shipped the two lead actors after their on-screen chemistry"
    
8. [informal] Strongly approve of or enthusiastically support an idea, trend, or concept
   "I totally ship that idea!"
    
9. Take in water over the sides of a boat
   "The small vessel began to ship water in the rough seas"

1. Office or profession
    
2. Skill in something
    
3. State or condition
   - -dom, -hood, -ness

Derived forms: shipping, ships, shipped

Type of: board, displace, employ, engage, get on, hire, hop on, journey, lay, move, place, pose, position, put, set, space vehicle, spacecraft, take on, travel, vessel, watercraft

Part of: fleet

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