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shop

/ʃɑp/noun, verb1 syllable

Shop means: give away information about somebody.

Synonyms for shop20

noun, as in a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

noun, as in small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done

workshop

noun, as in a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)

shop class

verb, as in give away information about somebody

denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, snitch, stag

verb, as in do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

patronize, patronise, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor

verb, as in shop around; not necessarily buying

What does shop mean?7

verb

1

give away information about somebody“He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam”

2

do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

3

shop around; not necessarily buying“I don't need help, I'm just browsing”

4

do one's shopping“She goes shopping every Friday”

noun

1

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services“he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod”

2

small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done

3

a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)“I built a birdhouse in shop”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shop?16

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Shop in a sentence

  • At this shop, we expect a well-groomed appearance.AlanF_US
  • We had no customers, so we shut the shop early.Eldad
  • Turning to the left, you will find a coffee shop.al_ex_an_der
  • The woman tried on one hat after another, then left the hat shop.CM
  • There were no customers, so we closed the shop earlier.Eldad
  • As there were no clients, we closed the shop earlier.qdii
  • Don't hurry, we have the whole afternoon to shop.belgavox
  • At this shop, they deal in kitchen utensils.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of shop

as a noun

plural
shops

as a verb

past tense
shopped
present participle
shopping
third-person singular
shops