Antonyms for ship out


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ship
Phonetic Transcription : ʃɪp


Definition of ship out

Origin :
  • Old English scip "ship, boat," from Proto-Germanic *skipam (cf. Old Norse, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Gothic skip, Danish skib, Swedish skepp, Middle Dutch scip, Dutch schip, Old High German skif, German Schiff), "Germanic noun of obscure origin" [Watkins]. Others suggest perhaps originally "tree cut out or hollowed out," and derive it from PIE root *skei- "to cut, split."
  • Now a vessel of considerable size, adapted to navigation; the Old English word was used for small craft as well, and definitions changed over time; in 19c., distinct from a boat in having a bowsprit and three masts, each with a lower, top, and topgallant mast. French esquif, Italian schifo are Germanic loan-words.
  • Phrase ships that pass in the night is from Longfellow's poem "Elizabeth" in "Tales of a Wayside Inn" (1863). Figurative use of nautical runs a tight ship (i.e., one that does not leak) is attested from 1965.
  • As in part : verb leave, go away from someone
  • As in ship : verb send, transport
  • As in abandon : verb leave behind, relinquish
  • As in deport : verb banish
Example sentences :
  • Perhaps, suggested Bell, we might make a ship out of some of the planks of the Porpoise.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • I thought he'd take the ship out to the Old Federation at once.
  • Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper
  • And the men who ship out as Space Vikings are the least class-conscious of the lot.
  • Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper
  • "I see a ship out there loading up with bananas," said Smith.
  • Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry
  • You believe that ship out there to be a British sloop of war?
  • Extract from : « The Missing Ship » by W. H. G. Kingston
  • He remembered all too clearly the mutiny on the ship out to Titan.
  • Extract from : « On the Trail of the Space Pirates » by Carey Rockwell
  • It will blow your ship out of the water, and I'll have a black flag on it and everything!
  • Extract from : « The Curlytops and Their Pets » by Howard R. Garis
  • If it rested with me, I would blow your ship out of the water.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Thetis » by Harry Collingwood
  • That ship out there is a big fellow, and will prove a tough customer.
  • Extract from : « The Two Supercargoes » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Then she said, "After that interview's over, I'm to ship out to Manon—is that it?"
  • Extract from : « Legacy » by James H Schmitz

Synonyms for ship out

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