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SHIP

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Irregular inflected forms: shipped    , shipping   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vessel that carries passengers or freight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ship" is a kind of...):

vessel; watercraft (a craft designed for water transportation)

Meronyms (parts of "ship"):

ridge rope (either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship)

riding bitt (one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor)

bilge well ((nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away)

screw; screw propeller (a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air)

drogue; sea anchor (restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind)

mainsheet; sheet; shroud; tack; weather sheet ((nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind)

bilge pump (a pump to remove bilgewater)

top (platform surrounding the head of a lower mast)

fo'c'sle; forecastle (living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed)

frame; skeletal frame; skeleton; underframe (the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape)

bay (a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital)

winch; windlass (lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds)

spar (a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging)

after part; poop; quarter; stern; tail (the rear part of a ship)

superstructure (structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck)

ratlin; ratline ((nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft)

porthole (a window in a ship or airplane)

topside ((usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline)

funnel ((nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship))

fin (a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish)

caboose; cookhouse; galley; ship's galley (the area for food preparation on a ship)

bulkhead (a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments)

bulwark (a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural))

cargo area; cargo deck; cargo hold; hold; storage area (the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo)

lubber's hole (hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds)

log (measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water)

crow's nest (platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast)

davit (a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat))

deck (any of various platforms built into a vessel)

helm (steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered)

gyrostabiliser; gyrostabilizer (a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane)

Domain member category:

log (a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane))

destabilization (an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft))

foundering; going under ((of a ship) sinking)

harborage; harbourage ((nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship))

messmate ((nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship))

drift (the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane))

leeway ((of a ship or plane) sideways drift)

trim (adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used)

carvel-built ((of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping) hull planks)

clincher-built; clinker-built; lap-strake; lap-straked; lap-streak; lap-streaked (having overlapping hull planks)

broken-backed; hogged ((of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end)

astern ((of a ship or an airplane) behind)

lurch; pitch; pitching (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance))

auxiliary boiler; donkey boiler ((nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port))

auxiliary engine; donkey engine ((nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass))

belaying pin (a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing))

bitt; bollard (a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines))

brig (a penal institution (especially on board a ship))

engine room; engineering (a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located)

funnel ((nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship))

magnetic mine ((nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship))

planking ((nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship))

embrasure; port; porthole (an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through)

sick berth; sickbay ((nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship))

beam ((nautical) breadth amidships)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ship"):

wreck (a ship that has been destroyed at sea)

whaler; whaling ship (a ship engaged in whale fishing)

combat ship; war vessel; warship (a government ship that is available for waging war)

troopship (ship for transporting troops)

treasure ship (a 16th-century ship loaded with treasure)

transport ship (a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment)

three-decker (any ship having three decks)

supply ship; tender (ship that usually provides supplies to other ships)

steamer; steamship (a ship powered by one or more steam engines)

small ship (a ship that is small)

slave ship (a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage)

sister ship (a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time)

shipwreck (a wrecked ship (or a part of one))

school ship; training ship (a ship used to train students as sailors)

pirate; pirate ship (a ship that is manned by pirates)

abandoned ship; derelict (a ship abandoned on the high seas)

blockade-runner (a ship that runs through or around a naval blockade)

cargo ship; cargo vessel (a ship designed to carry cargo)

flagship (the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag)

gas-turbine ship (a ship powered by a gas turbine)

hospital ship (a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime)

hulk (a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned)

iceboat; icebreaker (a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation)

lightship (a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable)

minelayer (ship equipped for laying marine mines)

minesweeper (ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines)

nuclear-powered ship (ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor)

passenger ship (a ship built to carry passengers)

Instance hyponyms:

Mayflower (the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620)

Bounty; H.M.S. Bounty (a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat)

Holonyms ("ship" is a member of...):

fleet (a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership)

Derivation:

ship (place on board a ship)

ship (travel by ship)

ship (go on board)

ship (hire for work on a ship)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Place on board a ship

Example:

ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "ship" is one way to...):

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ship"):

reship (place on a ship again or transfer to another ship)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Travel by ship

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ship" is one way to...):

journey; travel (travel upon or across)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Transport commercially

Synonyms:

send; ship; transport

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ship" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ship"):

barge (transport by barge on a body of water)

railroad (transport by railroad)

despatch; dispatch; send off (send away towards a designated goal)

forward; send on (send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence examples:

They ship the parcel to their parents

They ship them the parcel

Derivation:

shipment (the act of sending off something)

shipment (goods carried by a large vehicle)

shipper (a company in the business of shipping freight)

shipper (someone who ships goods)

shipping (the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Go on board

Synonyms:

embark; ship

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ship" is one way to...):

board; get on (get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ship"):

emplane; enplane (board a plane)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Hire for work on a ship

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "ship" is one way to...):

employ; engage; hire (engage or hire for work)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Device problems traced back to how the device was shipped (some examples may include the temperature of the shipping compartment or the method of transportation).

(Device Shipping Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)

Back to your ships and your sea—that's my advice to you, Martin Eden.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Molony also claims the ship backed into its Southampton berth in a bid to hide fire damage.

(UK documentary claims fire weakened RMS Titanic, Wikinews)

I may tell you that your name is not forgotten at the Admiralty, sir, and I hope that I may see you soon walking the poop of a 74-gun ship of your own.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

So long as there was another ship upon the Atlantic.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He had called it a cabin, and a cabin it was, sure enough, for you would have thought that you were in a ship.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I hate to hear of women on board, or to see them on board; and no ship under my command shall ever convey a family of ladies anywhere, if I can help it.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

So, when there came a ship, Old Kinoos stepped forward and said he would show the way.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

I don't know how long it will last, but I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

There is at least a presumption that the vessel in which the man or men are is a sailing-ship.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)