Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ship

1 sense of ship

Sense 1
ship -- (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
       => vessel, watercraft -- (a craft designed for water transportation)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ship

5 senses of ship

Sense 1
transport, send, ship -- (transport commercially)
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")

Sense 2
ship -- (hire for work on a ship)
       => hire, engage, employ -- (engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?")

Sense 3
embark, ship -- (go on board)
       => board, get on -- (get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.))

Sense 4
ship -- (travel by ship)
       => travel, journey -- (travel upon or across; "travel the oceans")

Sense 5
ship -- (place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel")
       => put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")

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