Definition of shop

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shop - 8 definitions

- 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. workshop -- small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
synonyms: workshop
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. shop class -- a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop"
synonyms: shop class
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
4. shop -- do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. patronize -- do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
synonyms: patronize, patronise, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor
antonyms: boycott -- refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with , boycott -- refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. shop -- shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
synonyms: browse
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. denounce -- give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
synonyms: denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, snitch, stag
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. shop, shops -- to examine goods with intent to buy
synonyms: shops, shopped
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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Antonyms
boycott -- refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with
boycott -- refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

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