shop

Noun
  1. A mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services (synset 104209460)
    "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
    is a type of: mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet - a place of business for retailing goods
    subtypes:
    has: shopfront, storefront - the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows
    same as: store
  2. Small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done (synset 104610439)
    is a type of: work, workplace - a place where work is done
    subtypes:
    • bindery - a workshop where books are bound
    • bookbindery - a bookbinder's workshop; a place for binding books
    • brickfield, brickyard - a place where bricks are made and sold
    • chop shop - a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts
    • dye-works - a workshop where dyeing is done
    • machine shop - workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools
    • pottery - a workshop where clayware is made
    • print shop, printing shop - a workplace where printing is done
    • saddlery - workshop where a saddler works
    • sheltered workshop - a workshop that offers jobs to members of the physically or developmentally disabled population
    • turnery - workshop where objects are made on a lathe
    same as: workshop
  3. A course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity) (synset 100893934)
    "I built a birdhouse in shop"
    is a type of: class, course, course of instruction, course of study - education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
    same as: shop class
Verb
  1. Do one's shopping (synset 202330964)
    "She goes shopping every Friday"
    referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    entail: buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
    is a type of: obtain - come into possession of
    subtypes: market - buy household supplies
  2. Do one's shopping at;
    Do business with;
    Be a customer or client of (synset 202471557)
    is a type of: back up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
    same as: buy at, frequent, patronise, patronize, shop at, sponsor
  3. Shop around;
    Not necessarily buying (synset 202331351)
    "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
    referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    is a type of: look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
    subtypes:
    same as: browse
    verb group: browse, surf - look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
  4. Give away information about somebody (synset 200843665)
    "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
    is a type of: inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
    subtypes: sell someone out - give information that compromises others
    same as: betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, snitch, stag, tell on

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