Definition of "shop"

shop

/ʃɒp/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural shops
1. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
  Quotations
  From shop to shop / Wandering, and littering with unfolded silks / The polished counter.
  1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […]
2. A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
  Quotations
  A tailor called me in his shop.
  c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act IV, scene iii]
3. A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
4. Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
5. (figurative, uncountable) Discussion of business or professional affairs.
  Quotations
  What struck me about the occasion was the quiet though cheerful tone of the gathering, the restraint, noticeable also in the very few speeches. Chemistry was taboo, by common consent — no " shop " allowed.
  1917, South African Chemical Institute, Proceedings, page 28
  But Mary cut her short."We don't allow shop at tea, Sally," she said firmly.
  1919, Virginia Woolf, Night and Day
  Nothing but shop was ever talked on any of these occasions. I am sure these close relationships were necessary for the conduct of the war, and I could not have grasped the whole position without them.
  1953, Winston Churchill, “Strain and Suspense”, in The Second World War, page 619
6. A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skill.
7. An establishment where a barber or beautician works.
8. An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.
9. (UK, colloquial) The collective items bought (or to be bought) on a shopping trip.
verb
third-person singular simple present shops, present participle shopping, simple past and past participle shopped
1. (intransitive) To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.
2. (transitive) To purchase products from (a range or catalogue, etc.).
  Quotations
  You fantasized about having unhurried afternoons before the baby arrived to leisurely shop your favorite boutiques. Then the first crash hits — you no longer have the money to shop your favorite boutiques.
  1988, Sylvia Harney, Married beyond recognition: a humorous look at marriage, page 90
3. (transitive, slang, chiefly UK) To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.
4. (transitive, slang, chiefly UK) To imprison.
5. (transitive, Internet slang) To photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.
interjection
1. (dated) Used to attract the services of a shop assistant

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