shop

/ˈshäp/

Middle English shoppe, from Old English sceoppa booth; akin to Old High German scopf shed

noun

  1. a handicraft establishment : atelier

  2. a building or room stocked with merchandise for sale : store

  3. a small retail establishment or a department in a large one offering a specified line of goods or services

verb

  1. to examine goods or services with intent to buy

  2. to hunt through a market in search of the best buy

  3. to make a search : hunt

adjective

  1. shopworn