Definition shop in British English

shop verb

verb

/ʃɒp/

to go to shops to look at and buy things

Example

Synonyms and related words

showroom shop shop around

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1.1

to look for something that you want to buy

Example

Do you know anyone who's shopping for a good used car?

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showroom shop shop around

to inform the police or someone in authority about someone who has done something illegal or wrong

Example

Nobody I know would shop their friends to the police.

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blow the whistle blow the whistle (on someone/something) confession

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Words related to shop:

antique shop (noun) betting shop (noun) body shop (noun) body shop (verb) bottle shop (noun) bucket shop (noun) butcher (noun) charity shop (noun) chip shop (noun) chop shop (noun) closed shop (noun) coffee shop (noun) comparison-shop (verb) cop shop (noun) corner shop (noun) fish and chip shop (noun) gift shop (noun) grow shop (noun) hardware shop (noun) junk shop (noun) like a bull in a china shop (phrase) mis-shop (noun) op shop (noun) opportunity shop (noun) paper 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 window (noun) shop-soiled (adjective) shut up shop (phrase) sweet shop (noun) talk shop (phrase) talking shop (noun) tea shop (noun) thrift shop (noun)