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ships out

ships out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ship out.

Meaning of ship out

Verb

ship out (third-person singular simple present ships out, present participle shipping out, simple past and past participle shipped out)

  1. (intransitive) 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
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) 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
  3. (transitive) 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
  4. (figuratively, transitive) 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
    Synonyms:
    dismiss

Questions about ships out

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Ships out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ship out.

Words near ships out in the dictionary

  1. ships in bottles
  2. ships in the night
  3. ships of the desert
  4. ships of the line
  5. ships of war
  6. ships out
  7. ships over
  8. ships passing in the night
  9. ships that pass in the night
  10. ships that passed in the night
  11. ships' companies

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