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n. | 1. | A building or an apartment in which goods, wares, drugs, etc., are sold by retail. | ||||||
2. | A building in which mechanics or artisans work; | |||||||
3. | A person's occupation, business, profession, or the like, as a subject of attention, interest, conversation, etc.; - sometimes in deprecation or disapproval; | |||||||
4. | (Slang) A place where any industry is carried on; | |||||||
5. | Any place of resort, as one's house, a restaurant, etc. | |||||||
6. | the group of workers and the activities controlled by an administrator;
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v. i. | 1. | To visit shops for the purpose of purchasing goods. |
Noun | 1. | shop - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" Synonyms: store |
2. | shop - small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done Synonyms: workshop | |
3. | shop - a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop" Synonyms: shop class | |
Verb | 1. | shop - do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday" |
2. | shop - do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of | |
3. | shop - shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing" Synonyms: browse | |
4. | shop - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" |