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Definition shop in American English

shop noun

noun
/ʃɑp/
1

a place where you buy things or where you pay for a service

Example

We ate lunch at a little coffee shop.

Example

I need to go to the pawn shop and get my watch back.

Synonyms and related words
pop-up store shop
1.1

relating to a shop

Example

a shop window

Synonyms and related words
pop-up store shop
2

a business where something is made or repaired

Example

an auto body shop

Example

a shoe repair shop

Example

Todd works in a machine shop.

Synonyms and related words
blast furnace boatyard brickworks
3

a school subject in which students learn to work with tools and machines

Synonyms and related words
civics core curriculum curriculum
3.1

the classroom where students take shop courses

Synonyms and related words
classroom commons dorm
4

everywhere

Example

Where were you? We looked all over the shop.

Example

He left his dirty washing all over the shop. Our house was a real mess!

5

used for describing someone who is forgetful and disorganised

Example

Sorry, I'm a bit all over the shop this morning. I left my phone at home.

Definition shop in American English

Related Words

Words related to shop:

antique shop (noun) body shop (noun) body shop (verb) bottle shop (noun) butcher (noun) chop shop (noun) close (up) shop (phrase) closed shop (noun) coffee shop (noun) comparison-shop (verb) cop shop (noun) gift shop (noun) grow shop (noun) head shop (noun) junk shop (noun) like a bull in a china shop (phrase) mis-shop (noun) op shop (noun) opportunity shop (noun) pound shop (noun) set up shop (phrase) sex shop (noun) shop (noun) shop (verb) shop around (phrasal verb) shop assistant (noun) shop floor (noun) shop front (noun) shop steward (noun) shop-soiled (adjective) talk shop (phrase) tea shop (noun) thrift shop (noun)