shop meaning and definition

SHOP noun

Definition of shop (noun)

1. a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
   • "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
   • synonyms: store
2. small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
   • synonyms: workshop
3. a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)
   • "I built a birdhouse in shop"
   • synonyms: shop class

SHOP verb

Definition of shop (verb)

1. do one's shopping
   • "She goes shopping every Friday"
2. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
   • synonyms: buy at, frequent, patronise, patronize, shop at, sponsor
   • antonym: boycott
3. shop around; not necessarily buying
   • "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
   • synonyms: browse
4. give away information about somebody
   • "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
   • synonyms: betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, snitch, stag, tell on