Meaning of shop | Babel Free

Definitions

1. tent
2. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well
3. A small village in Morwenstow parish, north Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SS2214).
4. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
   countable, uncountable
5. A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
   countable, uncountable
6. shop, store
7. A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop
8. A neighbourhood of St Merryn, St Merryn parish, north Cornwall (OS grid ref SW8773).
9. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
10. A large garage where vehicle mechanics work
11. A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
    countable, uncountable
12. third-person singular imperative
13. Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor
14. Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
    countable, uncountable
15. Discussion of business or professional affairs.
    figuratively, uncountable
16. Discussion of business or professional affairs
17. A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skills.
    countable, uncountable
18. An establishment where a barber or beautician works.
    countable, uncountable
19. An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.
    countable, uncountable
20. The collective items bought (or to be bought) on a shopping trip.
    UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“From shop to shop Wandering, and littering with unfolded silks The polished counter.”

“A tailor called me in his shop.”

“I just left Dannemora and the same thing is happening here at Auburn prison […] They don't want to put me in the plate shop or let me have a good paying job.”

“The car's in the shop right now.”

“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.”

“But Mary cut her short. "We don't allow shop at tea, Sally," she said firmly.”

“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.”

“a barber shop”

“This is where I do my weekly shop.”

“I’ve got a big shop, so feel free to go in front.”

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