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      ship
      noun
      (nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
      (chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
      (cellular automata, chiefly in combination) A spaceship.
      (cellular automata) A particular still life consisting of an empty cell surrounded by six live cells.
      A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
      (cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.
      (fandom slang) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, especially one explored in fan fiction.
      (uncommon) Clipping of relationship. [Connection or association; the condition of being related.]
      (dated) An aircraft.
      (archaic, nautical, formal) A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.
      verb
      (transitive) To send by water-borne transport.
      (transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
      (ergative) To release (a product, not necessarily physical) to vendors or customers; to launch.
      (ergative) To engage to serve on board a vessel.
      (intransitive) To embark on a ship.
      (transitive, nautical) To put or secure in its place.
      (transitive) To take in or take on (water) over the sides of a vessel.
      (colloquial, with dummy it) To leave, depart, scram.
      (ditransitive, colloquial) To pass (from one person to another).
      (ambitransitive, poker slang) To go all in.
      (transitive, sports) To trade or send (a player) to another team.
      (transitive, rugby) To draw (a penalty) by bungling a kick and giving the opposing team possession.
      (fandom slang, transitive) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, typically in fan fiction or other fandom contexts.
      Synonyms for ship
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      Words related to ship
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