ship

A large boat that carries people or goods across water.

• The ship left the port.
• Two ships carried the cars across the sea.
• Have you ever traveled by ship?

Similar words: vessel

Common phrases: cruise ship, cargo ship, board a ship

To send goods to someone by boat, plane, road, or another method.

• We ship your order today.
• The company shipped the furniture by truck.
• Can you ship this package to France?

How to use it: ship something to someone/somewhere (We ship orders to customers worldwide.)

Similar words: send, dispatch

Common phrases: ship something overseas, ship an order, ship to someone

To make a new product available to customers.

• We plan to ship in June.
• The team shipped a new version yesterday.
• When will the next update ship?

Similar words: release, launch

Common phrases: ship a product, ship new software, ship an update

To want two fictional characters to be in a romantic relationship.

• I ship those two characters.
• Fans shipped the couple before they started dating on screen.
• Which characters do you ship in this series?

Similar words: root for

Common phrases: ship a couple, ship two characters, ship them together