1. noun /ʃɒp,ʃɑp/
a) An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
Syn: boutique, retail outlet, store, atelier, studio, workshop, garage, office, place of work, workplace, carpentry, wood shop, woodwork, metal shop, metalwork
See Also: shoppe
2. verb /ʃɒp,ʃɑp/
a) To visit shops; to look around shops with the intention of buying something.
I went shopping ; he’s shopping for clothes.
b) To report the criminal or otherwise wrong activities or whereabouts of (a suspect) to an authority.
3. interjection /ʃɒp,ʃɑp/
Used to attract the services of a shop assistant
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