Definition of shop

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shop

noun

An establishment that sells goods to the public.
A place where things are crafted, a workshop.
Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
Short for wood shop, a class taught typically in junior high school, teaching vocational skill. Also metal shop could be shortened this way

Translations:

Dutch: winkel
French: boutique (1), magasin (1), boutique en ligne (4), magasin virtuel (4)
German: Laden , Geschí¤ft
Italian: magazzino , negozio
(trans-mid)
Spanish: tienda , comercio (italbrac, formal usage), negocio (italbrac, colloquial), almacén (italbrac, Colombia); (italbrac, small shop) changarro (italbrac, Mexico)

verb (shops, shopping, shopped)

(intransitive) To visit shops; to look around shops with the intention of buying something (I went shopping; he"s shopping for clothes).
(transitive) To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of (a suspect) to the police.
(context, transitive, Internet) Shorthand for photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.

Translations:

Dutch: winkelen, inkopen doen, shoppen
French: faire les magasins, faire du shopping, faire des courses, faire des achats
German: einkaufen
Italian: andare per negozi
(trans-mid)
Spanish: ir de compras

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