ship out
ship out verb: to depart, especially for a sea voyage or military assignment.
Verb
ship out (third-person singular simple present ships out, present participle shipping out, simple past and past participle shipped out)
- To depart, especially for a sea voyage or military assignment.
- The brigade is scheduled to ship out for final training in Okinawa by mid-November.1950 October 16, “Canada: Destination Europe?”, in Time
- Synonyms:
- sail
- To leave, get out, or resign.
- With a bit of luck the guard room will be empty, we'll grab some coats, press some buttons and just ship out of here.2006, Ian Macpherson, Invisibility, →ISBN, page 164
- Synonyms:
- bugger off, take off, ship, kick out, oust
- To send, especially by means of a transport vehicle.
- The winery recently shipped out the first orders of wine under the Falcon Crest label.1982 August 10, “Soap opera title suits wine label”, in Milwaukee Sentinel, retrieved 14 Aug 2009
- Synonyms:
- dispatch
- To get rid of, expel, or discard.
- As he stamps his own character on the team, Kosmina has shipped out the likes of Mark Rudan, Ufuk Talay, David Zdrilic, Ruben Zadkovich and Patrick da Silva.2008 August 7, David Hall, “Sydney FC”, in Fox Sports, Australia, retrieved 14 Aug 2009
- And before you mention the plans to fix up the Farm, let me tell you, all that regeneration talk is just about bulldozing the place and shipping us all out to God knows where.2020, Jac Shreeves-Lee, Broadwater
- Synonyms:
- dismiss
Synonyms of ship out
Forms of ship out
| third-person singular present | ships out |
|---|---|
| present participle | shipping out |
| past participle | shipped out |
| past | shipped out |
Words formed from ship out
Questions about ship out
- What does ship out mean?
- Ship out means to depart, especially for a sea voyage or military assignment.
- What part of speech is ship out?
- Ship out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of ship out?
- The past tense of ship out is shipped out.
Words near ship out in the dictionary
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