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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ship \Ship\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Shipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shipping}.]
1. To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water.
The timber was . . . shipped in the bay of Attalia, from whence it was by sea transported to Pelusium. --Knolles.
2. By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad.
3. Hence, to send away; to get rid of. [Colloq.]
4. To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen.
5. To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea.
6. To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Shipping \Ship"ping\, noun
1. The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool.
2. The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage.
3. Navigation. ''God send 'em good shipping.'' --Shak.
{Shipping articles}, articles of agreement between the captain of a vessel and the seamen on board, in respect to the amount of wages, length of time for which they are shipping, etc. --Bouvier.
{To take shipping}, to embark; to take ship. [Obs.] --John vi. 24. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Shipping \Ship"ping\, adjective
1. Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns.
2. Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ship
noun: a vessel that carries passengers or freight
verb
1: transport commercially [syn: {transport}, {send}]
2: hire for work on a ship
3: go on board [syn: {embark}] [ant: {disembark}]
4: travel by ship
5: place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel" [also: {shipping}, {shipped}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
shipping
noun
1: the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials [syn: {transportation}, {transport}]
2: conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry [syn: {cargo ships}, {merchant marine}, {merchant vessels}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
shipping See {ship}
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "shipping": air express, airfreight, airlift, argosy, asportation, bearing, bottoms, carriage, carry, carrying, cartage, conveyance, drayage, expressage, ferriage, fleet, flotilla, freight, freightage, haulage, hauling, lighterage, line, lugging, merchant fleet, merchant navy, navy, packing, portage, porterage, railway express, shipment, ships, telpherage, tonnage, toting, transport, transportation, transshipment, truckage, waft, waftage, wagonage, whaling fleet
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