Overview of noun shopping

The noun shopping has 2 senses

• shopping -- (searching for or buying goods or services; "went shopping for a reliable plumber"; "does her shopping at the mall rather than down town")


• shopping -- (the commodities purchased from stores; "she loaded her shopping into the car"women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance")

Overview of verb shop

The verb shop has 4 senses

• shop -- (do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday")


• patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor -- (do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of)


• shop, browse -- (shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing")


• denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag -- (give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam")