shop

Definitions

1. noun

   A place where people buy goods or services.

   Examples

   • She bought bread at the corner shop.
   • The shop closes at six in the evening.
   ≈boutique
2. noun

   A place where things are made or repaired.

   Examples

   • A tailor called me into his shop.
   • The prisoners worked in the plate shop.
   ≈atelier≈studio≈workshop
3. noun

   A garage where mechanics fix cars.

   Examples

   • He took the car to the shop for repairs.
   • The mechanic in the shop replaced the brake pads.
4. noun

   A workplace, used in phrases such as shop talk.

   Examples

   • Let us not talk shop at dinner.
   • The union pushed for a closed shop rule.
   ≈garage≈office≈place of work≈workplace
5. noun

   Talk about work or business.

   Examples

   • No shop was allowed at the party.
   • We do not allow shop at tea, she said firmly.
6. noun

   A school class that teaches practical skills such as woodwork.

   Examples

   • He took shop in ninth grade and learned woodworking.
   • The school still offers shop as an elective.
   ≈carpentry≈wood shop≈woodwork
7. noun

   A place where a barber or hairdresser works.

   Examples

   • She went to the shop for a haircut.
   • The barber's shop was busy on Saturday mornings.
8. noun

   A trip to buy food and other things for the home.

   Examples

   • I need to do the weekly shop today.
   • He did a quick shop on his way home.
9. noun

   The things you buy on a shopping trip.

   Examples

   • She unpacked the shop onto the kitchen counter.
   • He carried the shop up three flights of stairs.
10. verb

    To go to stores to look at or buy things.

    Examples

    • Why not come shopping for gifts with me?
    • He has gone shopping for clothes.