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shop Definition

shop (s̸häp)

noun

    1. a place where certain goods or services are offered for sale; esp., a small store
    2. a specialized department in a large store the gourmet shop
  2. a place where a particular kind of work is done a printing shop
  3. ☆ in some schools, an industrial arts course, class, or department

Etymology: ME schoppe < OE sceoppa, booth, stall, akin to Ger schopf, porch < IE base *(s)keup-, a bundle, sheaf of straw: prob. basic meaning “roof made of straw thatch”

intransitive verb shopped, shop′·ping

to visit a shop or shops so as to look at and buy or price things for sale

transitive verb

  1. ☆ Informal to shop at (a specified store)
  2. Brit., Slang
    1. to inform on, esp. to the police
    2. to arrest or imprison
  3. Informal to offer for sale: often with around

shop Idioms

set up shop

to open or start a business

shop around

☆
  1. to go from shop to shop, looking for bargains or special items
  2. to search about for a good or better job, idea, etc.

shut up shop

  1. to close a place of business, as for the night
  2. to go out of business

talk shop

to discuss one's work

shop Synonyms

shop

n.

store, department store, retail store, dry goods store, novelty shop, workshop, repair shop.

set up shop

go into business, start, open up business; see begin 1, 2.

shut up shop*

close down, close up, go out of business, cease functioning; see close 4, stop 2.

talk shop

talk business, exchange views, discuss one's work; see gossip, talk 1.

shop Synonyms

shop

v.

shop for, shop around, look for, hunt for, try to buy; see also buy 1.

shop Law Definition

n

A place of business or employment; a factory, office, or other business establishment. A shop may be open, closed, or union.
closed shop
A shop where working conditions are covered by a collective bargaining agreement between management and a labor union. Union membership is required as a condition of working there.
open shop
A shop where union membership is not a precondition of employment. Union members and nonunion members may work side by side.
union shop
A shop in which all workers are members of a union. Nonunion members may be allowed to work there, provided that they agree to join the union.
shop Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • bet: Betfred is the world's largest independent bookmaker with over 450 betting shops.
  • tuck: In addition to school dinners, guidance and directives have been announced to cover breakfast clubs, tuck shops and vending machines.

Preposition: for

  • classified: Find Teaching Employment on Gumtree.com Visit gumtree.com, your one-stop shop for online classifieds in London.

Adjective modifier

  • one-stop: There is also a large number of people who arrive in one-stop shops with official forms from every possible source in unopened brown envelopes.
  • pet: Now the man who sells these plants, has a pet shop too.
  • antique: Lucy and I were walking through a local village at the week end and found this beauty between the antique shops.
  • online: Do you want an online shop set up on your Web Site?

Modifies a noun

  • steward: They must be informed of their right to be accompanied by a fellow employe or representative, shop steward or trade union official.
  • assistant: There is certainly money to be made by sales superstars: one lowly shop assistant takes home £ 30,000 a year because of commissions.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • around: To shop around with your insurance obvious violations by.

Possessives

  • butcher: That was the day when Alun Jones opened his butcher's shop with the aim of providing high-quality local meat to the local market.
  • grocer: This was a grocer's shop for many years.
  • chemist: The Burgh School was situated in the building occupied today by the chemist's shop at 66 High Street.
  • carpenter: All the bodies had been recovered by 9.00 pm and laid out in the carpenter's shop.

Noun used with modifier

  • coffee: Coffee shop at Finn Gold Cup reports record sales!
  • gift: The Museum and gift shop are open 10am - 5pm, 7 days a week.
  • chip: Posted by Robert Collins Wednesday, June 28, 2006 Good call about the chip shops Joseph.
  • charity: The clothes shop from which Tom emerges, carrying his latest haul, is now an Age Concern charity shop.
  • souvenir: The narrow streets house a plethora of interesting boutiques and souvenir shops, many showcasing the talents of local artisans.
  • stop: The one stop shop for all your insurance needs.
shop Quotes

This ain't the shop for justice.

—Dickens, CharlesJohn Huffam

Now that my ladder's gone, I must lie down where all the ladders start, In the foul rag-and-bone shop of the heart.

—Yeats,W(illiam) B(utler)

So she went into the garden to cut a cabbage-leaf, to make an apple-pie; and at the same time a great she- bear coming up the street, pops its head into the shop. 'What! no soap?' So he died and she very imprudently married the barber; and there were present the Picninnies, and the Joblillies, and the Garyulies, and the Grand Panjandrumhimself, withthelittleround buttonat top; and they all fell to playing the game of catch-as- catch-can till the gunpowder ran out of theheels of their boots.

—Foote, Samuel

Well you know,Chris, we've got to give them something Genesis and I think we'll give them this talking shop in Strasbourgöthe Council of Europe.

—Bevin, Ernest