noun · verb · 29 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈʃɪp/
[ˈʃhɪp]
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: keel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: watercraft, vessel
2
noun
Meaning 2
A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A spaceship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: embark
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: board, get on
Narrower terms: emplane, enplane
29
verb
Meaning 29
hire for work on a ship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hire, engage, employ
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old English scip Middle English schip English ship From Middle English chip, schepe, schip, schup, scip, scippe, ship, shup, ssip, from Old English sċip, sċyp, from Proto-West Germanic *skip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“ship; tub, vessel”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to split”). More at shift. Cognates Cognate with North Frisian schap, skap, Skep (“ship”), Saterland Frisian Schip, Skip (“ship”), West Frisian skip (“ship”), Central Franconian Scheff (“ship”), Dutch schip (“ship”), German Schiff (“ship”), Low German Schipp (“ship”), Luxembourgish Schëff (“ship”), Vilamovian śejf, siejft (“ship”), Yiddish שיף (shif, “ship”), Danish skib (“ship”), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk skip (“ship”), Swedish skepp (“ship”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐍀 (skip, “ship”). Compare typologically boat, from Proto-Indo-European *bheyd-.
Clipping of relationship.
From Middle English schippen, schipen, from Old English sċipian, from Proto-West Germanic *skipōn, from Proto-Germanic *skipōną, from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“ship”). Doublet of equip.
Across languages
Translations
399 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
аӷба
(ağba)
— large water craft
Afrikaans:
skip
— large water craft
Aghwan:
𐕎𐔽𐔰
(nˁa)
— large water craft
Albanian:
anije
— large water craft
Southern Altai:
кереп
(kerep)
— large water craft
Southern Altai:
кеме
(keme)
— large water craft
Ambonese Malay:
kapal
— large water craft
Amharic:
መርከብ
(märkäb)
— large water craft
Amharic:
ላከ
(lakä)
— large water craft
Arabic:
سَفِينَة
(safīna)
— large water craft
Arabic:
سَفينة
(səfinə)
— large water craft
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ
(spīta)
— large water craft
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܓܵܡܝܼ
(gami)
— large water craft
Armenian:
նավ
(nav)
— large water craft
Old Armenian:
նաւ
(naw)
— large water craft
Aromanian:
naie
— large water craft
Aromanian:
cãrabie
— large water craft
Assamese:
জাহাজ
(zahaz)
— large water craft
Asturian:
barcu
— large water craft
Azerbaijani:
gəmi
— large water craft
Baluchi:
جہاز
(jaház)
— large water craft
Bashkir:
карап
(karap)
— large water craft
Basque:
itsasontzi
— large water craft
Belarusian:
карабе́ль
(karabjélʹ)
— large water craft
Belarusian:
су́дна
(súdna)
— large water craft
Bengali:
জাহাজ
(jahaj)
— large water craft
Brahui:
جاز
(jāz)
— large water craft
Bulgarian:
ко́раб
(kórab)
— large water craft
Bulgarian:
парахо́д
(parahód)
— large water craft
Burmese:
သင်္ဘော
(sangbhau:)
— large water craft
Carpathian Rusyn:
корабе́ль
(korabélʹ)
— large water craft
Catalan:
vaixell
— large water craft
Catalan:
nau
— large water craft
Chechen:
кема
(kema)
— large water craft
Cherokee:
ᏥᏳ
(tsiyu)
— large water craft
Chinese Cantonese:
船
(syun4)
— large water craft
Chinese:
чуан
(čuan)
— large water craft
Eastern Min Chinese:
船
(sùng)
— large water craft
Gan Chinese:
船
(son3)
— large water craft
Hakka Chinese:
船
(sòn)
— large water craft
Chinese:
船
(chûn / soân)
— large water craft
Jin Chinese:
船
(cuan1)
— large water craft
Chinese Mandarin:
船
(chuán)
— large water craft
Chinese Mandarin:
船舶
(chuánbó)
— large water craft
Northern Min Chinese:
船
(ṳ̌ing)
— large water craft
Wu Chinese:
船
— large water craft
Xiang Chinese:
船
(jye2)
— large water craft
Chuvash:
карап
(karap)
— large water craft
Ngazidja Comorian:
meli
— large water craft
Crimean Tatar:
gemi
— large water craft
Czech:
loď
— large water craft
Danish:
skib
— large water craft
Dutch:
schip
— large water craft
Egyptian:
d:p*t-P1
(dpt)
— large water craft
Elfdalian:
stjipp
— large water craft
Erzya:
иневенч
(inevenč)
— large water craft
Esperanto:
ŝipo
— large water craft
Estonian:
laev
— large water craft
Faroese:
skip
— large water craft
Finnish:
laiva
— large water craft
French:
vaisseau
— large water craft
French:
bateau
— large water craft
French:
navire
— large water craft
North Frisian:
schap
— large water craft
North Frisian:
skap
— large water craft
North Frisian:
Skep
— large water craft
Friulian:
nâf
— large water craft
Friulian:
nâv
— large water craft
Galician:
navío
— large water craft
Galician:
nave
— large water craft
Galician:
barcia
— large water craft
Galician:
beote
— large water craft
Galician:
vaixel
— large water craft
Ge'ez:
መርከብ
(märkäb)
— large water craft
Georgian:
გემი
(gemi)
— large water craft
Georgian:
ხომალდი
(xomaldi)
— large water craft
German:
Schiff
— large water craft
Old High German:
skif
— large water craft
Gothic:
𐍃𐌺𐌹𐍀
(skip)
— large water craft
Greek:
πλοίο
(ploío)
— large water craft
Greek:
καράβι
(karávi)
— large water craft
Ancient Greek:
ναῦς
(naûs)
— large water craft
Ancient Greek:
πλοῖον
(ploîon)
— large water craft
Pontic Greek:
καράβι
(karávi)
— large water craft
Greenlandic:
umiarsuaq
— large water craft
Gujarati:
જહાજ
(jahāj)
— large water craft
Gujarati:
વહાણ
(vahāṇ)
— large water craft
Hawaiian:
moku
— large water craft
Hebrew:
סְפִינָה
(sfiná)
— large water craft
Hebrew:
אֳנִיָּה \ אונייה
(oniyá)
— large water craft
Hindi:
पोत
(pot)
— large water craft
Hindi:
जहाज़
(jahāz)
— large water craft
Hindi:
जलयान
(jalyān)
— large water craft
Hungarian:
hajó
— large water craft
Icelandic:
skip
— large water craft
Indonesian:
kapal
— large water craft
Ingrian:
alus
— large water craft
Ingrian:
laiva
— large water craft
Ingrian:
soimi
— large water craft
Ingush:
кема
(kema)
— large water craft
Inuktitut:
ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ
(omiaryoaq)
— large water craft
Irish:
long
— large water craft
Irish:
árthach
— large water craft
Italian:
nave
— large water craft
Italian:
bastimento
— large water craft
Italian:
vascello
— large water craft
Italian:
transatlantico
— large water craft
Italian:
piroscafo
— large water craft
Italian:
naviglio
— large water craft
Italian:
battello
— large water craft
Japanese:
船
(fune)
— large water craft
Japanese:
船舶
(senpaku)
— large water craft
Javanese:
kapal
— large water craft
Kalmyk:
керм
(kerm)
— large water craft
Kannada:
ನೌಕೆ
(nauke)
— large water craft
Karelian:
laiva
— large water craft
Kashmiri:
जहाज़
(jahāz)
— large water craft
Kazakh:
кеме
(keme)
— large water craft
Khmer:
កប៉ាល់
(kaʼpal)
— large water craft
Khmer:
នាវា
(niəviə)
— large water craft
Khmer:
សំពៅ
(sɑmpɨw)
— large water craft
Korean:
배
(bae)
— large water craft
Korean:
선박
(seonbak)
— large water craft
Korean:
선
(seon)
— large water craft
Central Kurdish:
کهشتی
(keştî)
— large water craft
Central Kurdish:
گهمی
(gemî)
— large water craft
Northern Kurdish:
keştî
— large water craft
Northern Kurdish:
gemî
— large water craft
Kyrgyz:
кеме
(keme)
— large water craft
Ladino:
nave
— large water craft
Ladino:
vapor
— large water craft
Lao:
ກໍາປັ່ນ
(kam pan)
— large water craft
Lao:
ເຮືອ
(hư̄a)
— large water craft
Latin:
navis
— large water craft
Latvian:
kuģis
— large water craft
Lezgi:
гими
(gimi)
— large water craft
Lithuanian:
laivas
— large water craft
Lombard:
nav
— large water craft
Low German:
Schipp
— large water craft
Lü:
ᦵᦣᦲᦉᦗᧁ
(hoeṡpaw)
— large water craft
Luxembourgish:
Schëff
— large water craft
Macedonian:
брод
(brod)
— large water craft
Macedonian:
лаѓа
(laǵa)
— large water craft
Macedonian:
кораб
(korab)
— large water craft
Maguindanao:
kapal
— large water craft
Malay:
kapal
— large water craft
Malayalam:
കപ്പല്
(kappal)
— large water craft
Malayalam:
നൌക
(nauka)
— large water craft
Maltese:
vapur
— large water craft
Maltese:
ġifen
— large water craft
Manx:
lhong
— large water craft
Māori:
kaipuke
— large water craft
Maranao:
kapal
— large water craft
Marathi:
जहाज
(jahāj)
— large water craft
Mon:
က္ၜၚ်
— large water craft
Mongolian:
усан онгоц
(usan ongoc)
— large water craft
Mongolian:
онгоц
(ongoc)
— large water craft
Mongolian:
хөлөг
(xölög)
— large water craft
Mongolian:
ᠤᠰᠤᠨ ᠣᠩᠭᠤᠴᠠ
(usun ongɣuča)
— large water craft
Mongolian:
ᠣᠩᠭᠤᠴᠠ
(ongɣuča)
— large water craft
Mongolian:
ᠬᠥᠯᠭᠡ
(kölge)
— large water craft
Central Nahuatl:
acalli
— large water craft
Classical Nahuatl:
acalli
— large water craft
Navajo:
tsin naaʼeeł
— large water craft
Neapolitan:
barca
— large water craft
Nepali:
जहाज
(jahāj)
— large water craft
Nogai:
кеме
(keme)
— large water craft
Norwegian Bokmål:
skip
— large water craft
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skip
— large water craft
Occitan:
nau
— large water craft
Occitan:
vaissèl
— large water craft
Odia:
ଜାହାଜ
(jāhāja)
— large water craft
Odia:
ବୋଇତ
(boita)
— large water craft
Odia:
ଗୋରାପ
(gorāpa)
— large water craft
Church Slavic:
корабл҄ь
(korablʹĭ)
— large water craft
Church Slavic:
корабь
(korabĭ)
— large water craft
Old East Slavic:
корабль
(korablĭ)
— large water craft
Old English:
sċip
— large water craft
Oromo:
doonii
— large water craft
Ossetian:
науӕ
(nawæ)
— large water craft
Ossetian:
нау
(naw)
— large water craft
Palauan:
diall
— large water craft
Pali:
nāvā
— large water craft
Pannonian Rusyn:
корабель
(korabelʹ)
— large water craft
Pannonian Rusyn:
ладя
(ladja)
— large water craft
Papiamentu:
barco
— large water craft
Pashto:
کښتۍ
(kex̌tǝy)
— large water craft
Pashto:
کيښتۍ
(kix̌tᶕy)
— large water craft
Pashto:
بېړۍ
(beṛᶕy)
— large water craft
Pashto:
ابګوټ
(abgaṭ)
— large water craft
Iranian Persian:
کَشْتی
(kašti)
— large water craft
Iranian Persian:
ناو
(nâv)
— large water craft
Iranian Persian:
جَهاز
(jahâz)
— large water craft
Iranian Persian:
سَفینِه
(safine)
— large water craft
Iranian Persian:
سُماری
(somâri)
— large water craft
Piedmontese:
nav
— large water craft
Polish:
statek
— large water craft
Polish:
okręt
— large water craft
Polish:
korab
— large water craft
Portuguese:
navio
— large water craft
Punjabi:
ਜਹਾਜ਼
(jahāz)
— large water craft
Punjabi:
ਨਾਵ
(nāv)
— large water craft
Punjabi:
جَہاز
(jahāz)
— large water craft
Punjabi:
ناو
(nāv)
— large water craft
Romanian:
navă
— large water craft
Romanian:
corabie
— large water craft
Romanian:
vas
— large water craft
Romansh:
nav
— large water craft
Romansh:
bartga
— large water craft
Romansh:
bastiment
— large water craft
Russian:
кора́бль
(koráblʹ)
— large water craft
Russian:
су́дно
(súdno)
— large water craft
Russian:
парохо́д
(paroxód)
— large water craft
Northern Sami:
skiipa
— large water craft
Northern Sami:
láivi
— large water craft
Sanskrit:
नौ
(nau)
— large water craft
Sanskrit:
नाव
(nāva)
— large water craft
Sanskrit:
पोत
(pota)
— large water craft
Santali:
ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱡᱽ
— large water craft
Scots:
gailey
— large water craft
Scottish Gaelic:
long
— large water craft
Serbo-Croatian:
бро̑д
— large water craft
Serbo-Croatian:
ла̑ђа
— large water craft
Serbo-Croatian:
ко̏раб m/кора̑б
— large water craft
Serbo-Croatian:
ко̏рабаљ m/ко̏ра̄баљ
— large water craft
Serbo-Croatian:
brȏd
— large water craft
Serbo-Croatian:
lȃđa
— large water craft
Serbo-Croatian:
kȍrāb m/korȃb
— large water craft
Serbo-Croatian:
kȍrābalj m/korȃbalj
— large water craft
Silesian:
statek
— large water craft
Sindhi:
جَهازُ
(jahāzu)
— large water craft
Sinhalese:
නැව
(næwa)
— large water craft
Slovak:
loď
— large water craft
Slovene:
ladja
— large water craft
Somali:
markab
— large water craft
Lower Sorbian:
łoź
— large water craft
Upper Sorbian:
łódź
— large water craft
Spanish:
barco
— large water craft
Spanish:
buque
— large water craft
Spanish:
nave
— large water craft
Spanish:
navío
— large water craft
Spanish:
nao
— large water craft
Spanish:
pino
— large water craft
Spanish:
leño
— large water craft
Sranan Tongo:
sipi
— large water craft
Swahili:
meli
— large water craft
Swahili:
jahazi
— large water craft
Swedish:
skepp
— large water craft
Swedish:
fartyg
— large water craft
Tabasaran:
гими
(gimi)
— large water craft
Tagalog:
barko
— large water craft
Tagalog:
daong
— large water craft
Tajik:
киштӣ
(kišti)
— large water craft
Tajik:
сафина
(safina)
— large water craft
Tajik:
нов
(nov)
— large water craft
Tamil:
கப்பல்
(kappal)
— large water craft
Tarifit:
aɣarrabu
— large water craft
Tatar:
кораб
(qorab)
— large water craft
Telugu:
ఓడ
(ōḍa)
— large water craft
Telugu:
నావ
(nāva)
— large water craft
Telugu:
నౌక
(nauka)
— large water craft
Thai:
เรือ
(rʉʉa)
— large water craft
Thai:
กําปั่น
(gam-bpàn)
— large water craft
Tibetan:
གྲུ་གཟིངས
(gru gzings)
— large water craft
Tigrinya:
መርከብ
(märkäb)
— large water craft
Tok Pisin:
sip
— large water craft
Turkish:
gemi
— large water craft
Ottoman Turkish:
كمی
(gemi)
— large water craft
Ottoman Turkish:
سفینه
(sefine)
— large water craft
Turkmen:
gäämi
— large water craft
Turkmen:
gämi
— large water craft
Turkmen:
korabl
— large water craft
Turkmen:
parohod
— large water craft
Udmurt:
корабль
(korabľ)
— large water craft
Ugaritic:
𐎀𐎐𐎊𐎚
(ảnyt)
— large water craft
Ukrainian:
корабе́ль
(korabélʹ)
— large water craft
Ukrainian:
судно́
(sudnó)
— large water craft
Urdu:
جَہاز
(jahāz)
— large water craft
Urdu:
پوت
(pot)
— large water craft
Uyghur:
پاراخوت
(paraxot)
— large water craft
Uyghur:
كېمە
(këme)
— large water craft
Uzbek:
kema
— large water craft
Uzbek:
paroxod
— large water craft
Vietnamese:
tàu thuỷ
— large water craft
Vietnamese:
tàu
— large water craft
Volapük:
naf
— large water craft
Waray-Waray:
barko
— large water craft
Welsh:
llong
— large water craft
Yakut:
хараабыл
(qaraabïl)
— large water craft
Yiddish:
שיף
(shif)
— large water craft
Zhuang:
ruz
— large water craft
Bashkir:
карап
(karap)
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Catalan:
nau
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Esperanto:
ŝipo
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Finnish:
alus
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
German:
Schiff
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Old High German:
skif
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Hindi:
यान
(yān)
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Hindi:
विमान
(vimān)
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Hindi:
पोत
(pot)
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Hungarian:
hajó (cf. léghajó, űrhajó)
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Italian:
astronave
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Italian:
dirigibile
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Japanese:
船
(fune)
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Polish:
statek
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Russian:
кора́бль
(koráblʹ)
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Slovak:
loď
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Spanish:
nave
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land
Uzbek:
kema
— vessel which travels through any medium other than land