shop

shop
shop [shäp]
n.
[ME schoppe < OE sceoppa, booth, stall, akin to Ger schopf, porch < IE base * (s)keup-, a bundle, sheaf of straw: prob. basic meaning “roof made of straw thatch”]
1.
a) a place where certain goods or services are offered for sale; esp., a small store
b) a specialized department in a large store [the gourmet shop]
2. a place where a particular kind of work is done [a printing shop ]
☆ 3. in some schools, an industrial arts course, class, or department
vi.
shopped, shopping
to visit a shop or shops so as to look at and buy or price things for sale
vt.
☆ 1. Informal to shop at (a specified store)
2. [Brit. Slang]
a) to inform on, esp. to the police
b) to arrest or imprison
3. Informal to offer for sale: often with around
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set up shop
to open or start a business
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☆ shop around
1. to go from shop to shop, looking for bargains or special items
2. to search about for a good or better job, idea, etc.
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shut up shop
1. to close a place of business, as for the night
2. to go out of business
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talk shop
to discuss one's work

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