to ship
- verb
- /ʃɪp/
- Slang
- The editors of the show then edit the I Ship Dixie shirt to say I ship Dick.
- going to ship
- get shipped
Examples
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For those of you in bloated groups that actually ship, you're probably safe.
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It can be it's like a verb like I ship that or them.
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Do you ship?
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Many fans ship the two characters because their chemistry is undeniable.
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It's common to ship characters from different TV shows, creating new romantic scenarios.
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In fan fiction, you often see writers ship unlikely pairs, imagining their love stories.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To join a business or project that is likely to fail even though there are clear risks
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
Turn a sailing boat away from the wind by moving the back through the wind, not the front
Compounds
A large ship that carries people on holiday trips with places to sleep and entertainment
- NSFW
A ship that carried people taken from their homelands to be forced to work across the Atlantic in the past
- Archaic
A large slow cargo ship built in the United States during World War Two to carry supplies and troops
- Specialized
A military ship that moves and fights on the water's surface, not underwater
- Specialized
A very large warship like a battleship or aircraft carrier with heavy weapons
- Archaic
A large warship that fights in the main line of ships in sea battles from the 1600s to the 1800s
- Specialized
A spacecraft that delivers food, equipment, and spare parts to a space station
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A person who arranges for ships to carry cargo or for owners to rent their ships
- Specialized
A device pulled behind a ship that listens for submarines from far away
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ship (slang) comes from the end of the word relationship, which means 'a romantic or close connection', and fans 'ship' two people when they want a 'relationship' for them, so to ship someone is to support or imagine a romantic pair.