ship
ship
(shĭp) noun
1.
Nautical. a. A vessel of considerable size for deep-water navigation. b. A sailing vessel having three or more square-rigged masts.
2. An aircraft or a spacecraft.
3. The crew of one of these vessels.
4. One's fortune: When my ship comes in, I'll move to a better apartment.
verb
shipped, shipping, ships
verb
, transitive
1.
Nautical. To place or receive on board a ship.
2. To cause to be transported by or as if by ship; send. See synonyms at send1.
3. To hire (a person) for work on a ship.
4. Nautical. To take in (water) over the side of a ship.
verb
, intransitive
Nautical.
1.
To go aboard a ship; embark.
2.
To travel by ship.
3.
To hire oneself out or enlist for service on a ship.
phrasal verb.
ship out
1.
Nautical. To accept a position on board a ship and serve as a crew member: shipped out on a tanker.
2. To leave, as for a distant place: troops shipping out to the Far East.
3. To send, as to a distant place.
4. Informal. To quit, resign from, or otherwise vacate a position: Shape up or ship out.
idiom.
tight ship
A well-managed and efficient business, household, or organization: We run a tight ship.
[Middle English, from Old English scip.]