English

Verb

to ship out ‎(third-person singular simple present ships out, present participle shipping out, simple past and past participle shipped out)

1. (intransitive) To depart, especially for a sea voyage or military assignment.
   • 1950, "Canada: Destination Europe?," Time, 16 Oct.:

     The brigade is scheduled to ship out for final training in Okinawa by mid-November.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) To leave, get out, or resign.
   • 2006, Ian Macpherson, Invisibility, ISBN 9781905237494, p. 164:

     With a bit of luck the guard room will be empty, we'll grab some coats, press some buttons and just ship out of here.

3. (transitive) To send, especially by means of a transport vehicle.
   • 1982, "Soap opera title suits wine label," Milwaukee Sentinel, 10 Aug. (retrieved 14 Aug. 2009):

     The winery recently shipped out the first orders of wine under the Falcon Crest label.

4. (transitive, figuratively) To get rid of, expel, or discard.
   • 2008, David Hall, "Sydney FC," Fox Sports (Australia), 7 Aug. (retrieved 14 Aug. 2009):

     As he stamps his own character on the team, Kosmina has shipped out the likes of Mark Rudan, Ufuk Talay, David Zdrilic, Ruben Zadkovich and Patrick da Silva.

Derived terms

• shape up or ship out

Synonyms

• (intransitive: depart): sail
• (intransitive, figurative: leave, get out, resign): bugger off, take off
• (transitive: send): dispatch, ship
• (transitive, figurative: get rid of, expel, discard): dismiss, kick out, oust