shop | Lernwerd

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1.An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
2.A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
- A tailor called me in his shop.
- I just left Dannemora and the same thing is happening here at Auburn prison […] They don't want to put me in the plate shop or let me have a good paying job.
3.A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
- The car's in the shop right now.
4.Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.

1.To browse or purchase products from (a catalog, an internet website, etc.), mostly from home.
- You fantasized about having unhurried afternoons before the baby arrived to leisurely shop your favorite boutiques. Then the first crash hits, you no longer have the money to shop your favorite boutiques.
2.To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.(slang)
- He shopped his mates in to the police.
3.To photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.
4.To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.
- Why don’t you come shopping for gifts with me, early before the Christmas rush?
- He’s (gone) shopping for clothes.

Common· #1547

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *skup-

Old English scoppa

Middle English shoppe

English shop