ship

Universal Words noun, verb noun a large boat that carries people or goods by sea: There are two restaurants on board ship. * a sailing / cargo / cruise ship * a ship's captain / crew / company / cook * Raw materials and labour come by ship, rail or road. * They boarded a ship bound for India. * When the ship docked at Southampton he was rushed to hospital. seealsoAIRSHIP, FLAGSHIP, LIGHTSHIP IDIOMS see JUMPv., SINKv., TIGHT verb (-pp-) 1 [VN] to send or transport sb/sth by ship or by another means of transport: The company ships its goods all over the world. * He was arrested and shipped back to the UK for trial. 2 (computing) to be available to be bought; to make sth available to be bought: [V] The software is due to ship next month. * [VN] The company continues to ship more computer systems than its rivals. 3 [VN] ~ water (of a boat, etc.) to have water coming in over the sides IDIOMS see SHAPEv. PHRASALVERBS ship sb<->off (disapproving) to send sb to a place where they will stay: The children were shipped off to a boarding school at an early age.