Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shopping
2 senses of shopping
Sense 1
shopping -- (searching for or buying goods or services; "went shopping for a reliable plumber"; "does her shopping at the mall rather than down town")
=> buying, purchasing -- (the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge")
Sense 2
shopping -- (the commodities purchased from stores; "she loaded her shopping into the car"women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance")
=> commodity, trade good, good -- (articles of commerce)
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")