shop

/ˈʃɑp/

/ʃɒp/

Other forms: shops; shopping; shopped

Definitions of shop

1. noun

   a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
   “he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod”

   synonyms: store

   types:

   bakehouse, bakery, bakeshop

   a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold

   barbershop

   a shop where men can get their hair cut

   bazaar, bazar

   a shop where a variety of goods are sold

   betting shop

   a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track

   bodega

   a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries

   bookshop, bookstall, bookstore

   a shop where books are sold

   booth

   a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment

   boutique, dress shop

   a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry

   building supply house, building supply store

   a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures

   butcher shop, meat market

   a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold

   canteen

   sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.

   chain store

   one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise

   cleaners, dry cleaners

   shop where dry cleaning is done

   clothing store, haberdashery, haberdashery store, mens store

   a store where men's clothes are sold

   commissary

   a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)

   computer store

   a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user

   candy store, confectionary, confectionery

   a confectioner's shop

   convenience store

   a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers

   deli, delicatessen, food shop

   a shop selling ready-to-eat food products

   apothecary, apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, drugstore, pharmacy

   a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold

   florist, florist shop, flower store

   a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold

   gift shop, novelty shop

   a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts

   hardware store, ironmonger, ironmonger's shop

   a store selling hardware

   head shop

   a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users

   junk shop

   a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods

   hat shop, millinery

   shop selling women's hats

   outfitter

   a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose

   liquor store, off-licence, package store

   a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere

   loan office, pawnbroker's shop, pawnshop

   a shop where loans are made with personal property as security

   perfumery

   store where perfumes are sold

   pet shop

   a shop where pet animals can be purchased

   pizza parlor, pizza shop, pizzeria

   a shop where pizzas are made and sold

   fix-it shop, repair shop

   a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance

   beauty parlor, beauty parlour, beauty salon, beauty shop, salon

   a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work

   shoe shop, shoe store, shoe-shop

   a shop where shoes are sold

   specialty store

   a store that sells only one kind of merchandise

   second-hand store, thriftshop

   a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices

   tobacco shop, tobacconist, tobacconist shop

   a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes

   toyshop

   shop where toys are sold

   charcuterie

   a delicatessen that specializes in meats

   garage, service department

   a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired

   patisserie

   a bakery specializing in French pastry

   PX, post exchange

   a commissary on a United States Army post

   slop chest

   commissary maintained aboard merchant ships to sell merchandise to the crew

   slopseller's shop, slopshop

   a store that sells cheap ready-made clothing

   small stores

   personal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's pay

   sales booth, stall, stand

   a booth where articles are displayed for sale

   tuck shop

   a candy store in Great Britain

   type of:

   mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet

   a place of business for retailing goods
2. noun

   small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
   synonyms: workshop

   types:

   bindery

   a workshop where books are bound

   bookbindery

   a bookbinder's workshop; a place for binding books

   brickfield, brickyard

   a place where bricks are made and sold

   chop shop

   a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts

   dye-works

   a workshop where dyeing is done

   machine shop

   workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools

   pottery

   a workshop where clayware is made

   print shop, printing shop

   a workplace where printing is done

   saddlery

   workshop where a saddler works

   sheltered workshop

   a workshop that offers jobs to members of the physically or developmentally disabled population

   turnery

   workshop where objects are made on a lathe

   type of:

   work, workplace

   a place where work is done
3. noun

   a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)
   “I built a birdhouse in shop”

   synonyms: shop class

   type of:

   class, course, course of instruction, course of study

   education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
4. verb

   do one's shopping
   “She goes shopping every Friday”

   types:

   market

   buy household supplies

   type of:

   obtain

   come into possession of
5. verb

   shop around; not necessarily buying
   synonyms: browse

   browse, surf

   look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular

   types:

   comparison-shop

   compare prices for a given item

   antique

   shop for antiques

   window-shop

   examine the shop windows; shop with the eyes only

   type of:

   look for, search, seek

   try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
6. verb

   do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
   synonyms: buy at, frequent, patronise, patronize, shop at, sponsor

   type of:

   back up, support

   give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
7. verb

   give away information about somebody
   synonyms: betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, snitch, stag, tell on

   types:

   sell out

   give information that compromises others

   type of:

   inform

   impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to