Shop

n. 1 place for the retail sale of goods or services. 2 act of going shopping (did a big shop). 3 place for manufacture or repair (engineeringshop). 4 one’s profession etc. as a subject of conversation (talk shop). 5 colloq. institution. place of business, etc.v. (pp)1 go to a shop or shops to buy goods. 2 slang inform against (a criminal etc.). all over the shop colloq. 1 in disorder. 2 everywhere. shop around look for the best bargain. c shopper n. [French eschoppe]