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Shop (noun)
An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
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Shop (noun)
A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
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Shop (noun)
A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
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Shop (noun)
Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
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Shop (noun)
A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skill.
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Shop (noun)
An establishment where a barber or beautician works.
“a barber shop”
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Shop (noun)
An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.
“This is where I do my weekly shop.”
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Shop (noun)
Discussion of business or professional affairs.
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Shop (verb)
To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.
“I went shopping early before the Christmas rush.”
“He’s shopping for clothes.”
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Shop (verb)
To purchase products from (a range or catalogue, etc.).
“Shop our new arrivals.”
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Shop (verb)
To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.
“He shopped his mates in to the police.”
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Shop (verb)
Shorthand for photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.
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Shop (interjection)
Used to attract the services of a shop assistant
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Shoppe (noun)
A fanciful spelling of shop, chiefly used in the names of businesses to give an air of old-fashionedness.
“It’s called Ye Olde Grog Shoppe, but really it’s the new liquor shop and it opened just last month.”