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shop [ˈʃɑːp]

1 shop noun
  • a building or room where goods and services are sold
  • the place where a specified kind of worker works : a worker's place of business
  • a place for making or repairing goods, machinery, vehicles, etc.

2 shop verb
  • to visit places where goods are sold in order to look at and buy things
  • to try to get a company to publish or produce (something) —often + around
  • to give information about the secret or criminal activity of (someone) to an authority (such as the police)