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

3 senses of shop

Sense 1
shop, store -- (a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod")
       => mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet -- (a place of business for retailing goods)

Sense 2
workshop, shop -- (small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done)
       => workplace, work -- (a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today")

Sense 3
shop class, shop -- (a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop")
       => course, course of study, course of instruction, class -- (education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes")

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

4 senses of shop

Sense 1
shop -- (do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday")
       => obtain -- (come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?")

Sense 2
patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor -- (do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of)
       => support, back up -- (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up")

Sense 3
shop, browse -- (shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing")
       => search, seek, look for -- (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county")

Sense 4
denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag -- (give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam")
       => inform -- (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights")