[ʃɪp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large boat for transporting people or goods by sea
(e.g: the ship left England with a crew of 36)

- a spaceship

- an aircraft


Phrases:
- a sinking ship
- ship a sea
- take ship
- that ship has sailed
- when one's ship comes in

Origin:
Old English scip (noun), late Old English scipian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schip and German Schiff

[ʃɪp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- transport (goods or people) on a ship
(e.g: the wounded soldiers were shipped home)

- (of a boat) take in (water) over the side

- take (oars) from the rowlocks and lay them inside a boat


Phrases:
- a sinking ship
- ship a sea
- take ship
- that ship has sailed
- when one's ship comes in

Origin:
Old English scip (noun), late Old English scipian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schip and German Schiff

[ʃɪp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a romantic pairing between two characters in a fictional series, often one that is supported or portrayed by fans rather than depicted in the series itself
(e.g: the thing that I loved about the Mulder/Scully ship was that we knew so much about their characters)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 21st century: abbreviation of relationship

[ʃɪp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- support or have a particular interest in a romantic pairing between two characters in a fictional series, often when this relationship is one portrayed by fans rather than depicted in the series itself
(e.g: I'm still shipping for Edward/Hermione)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 21st century: abbreviation of relationship