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English verb: shop | |||
| 1. | shop (possession) do one's shopping | ||
| Samples | She goes shopping every Friday. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | obtain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | market | ||
| Entail | buy, purchase | ||
| Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
| 2. | shop (social) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of | ||
| Synonyms | buy at, frequent, patronise, patronize, shop at, sponsor | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | back up, support | ||
| Antonyms | boycott | ||
| 3. | shop (possession) shop around; not necessarily buying | ||
| Samples | I don't need help, I'm just browsing. | ||
| Examples | In the summer they like to go out and shop | ||
| Synonyms | browse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | look for, search, seek | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | antique, comparison-shop, window-shop | ||
| Verb group | browse, surf | ||
| Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
| 4. | shop (communication) give away information about somebody | ||
| Samples | He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam. | ||
| Synonyms | betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, snitch, stag, tell on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sell out | ||
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