noun

1. any water vehicle of considerable size navigating deep water, esp. one powered by an engine
2. a water vehicle for sailing, with a bowsprit and at least three square-rigged masts, each composed of lower, top, and topgallant members
3. a ship's officers and crew
4. an aircraft

Etymology: ME < OE scip, akin to Ger schiff, ON skip < IE *skeib- < *skei-, to cut, separate (> L scindere, to cut), extension of base *sek-, to cut (> saw): basic sense “hollowed-out tree trunk”

transitive verb shipped, shipping ship′·ping

1. to put or take on board a ship
2. ☆ to send or transport by any carrier to ship cattle by rail
3. to take in (water) over the gunwale or side, as in a heavy sea
4. to put or fix (an object) in its proper place on a ship or boat ship the oars
5. to engage (a person or persons) for work on a ship
6. Informal to send (away, out, etc.); get rid of

intransitive verb

1. to go aboard ship; embark
2. to engage to serve on a ship
3. to travel by ship