ship

1. n. Pay; reward. Source: opted

2. n. Any large seagoing vessel. Source: opted

3. n. Specifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of which is composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast, and square-rigged on all masts. See Illustation in Appendix. Source: opted

4. n. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense. Source: opted

5. v. t. To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water. Source: opted

6. v. t. By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad. Source: opted

7. v. t. Hence, to send away; to get rid of. Source: opted

8. v. t. To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen. Source: opted

9. v. t. To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea. Source: opted

10. v. t. To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder. Source: opted

11. v. i. To engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a man-of-war. Source: opted

12. v. i. To embark on a ship. Source: opted

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