Shop1. (v.) imp. of Shape.
2. (n.) A building or an apartment in which goods, wares, drugs, etc., are sold by retail.
3. (n.) A building in which mechanics or artisans work; as, a shoe shop; a car shop.
4. (v. i.) To visit shops for the purpose of purchasing goods.
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