Need another word that means the same as “ship”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “ship” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Ship” are: vessel, craft, boat, ocean liner, passenger vessel, aircraft, flying machine, embark, send, transport, convey, carry, take, transfer, move, shift, bring, fetch, deliver, bear, conduct, haul, lug, cart, run, ferry
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ship” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| aircraft | An aeroplane, helicopter, or other machine capable of flight. |
| boat | A dish often boat shaped for serving gravy or sauce. A fishing boat. |
| craft | An aircraft or spaceship. Sailing craft. |
| flying machine | An instance of traveling by air. |
| ocean liner | A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere. |
| passenger vessel | A traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it. |
| vessel | Any of the tubular structures in the vascular system of a plant, serving to conduct water and mineral nutrients from the root. Lord use this lowly vessel let me serve You as You will. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ship” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| bear | Support or hold in a certain manner. Bear news. |
| bring | Go or come after and bring or take back. What brings you here. |
| carry | Be necessarily associated with or result in or involve. She was carrying twins. |
| cart | Transport something in a cart. They carted the piano down three flights of stairs. |
| conduct | Transmit a form of energy such as heat or electricity by conduction. He conducted us through his personal gallery of the Civil War. |
| convey | Transfer the title to (property. She conveyed the message to me. |
| deliver | Deliver a speech oration or idea. There was a reward if you were delivered unharmed to the nearest British post. |
| embark | Put or take on board a ship or aircraft. The passengers were ready to be embarked. |
| ferry | Travel by ferry. Ambulances ferried the injured to hospital. |
| fetch | Take away or remove. The land could fetch over a million pounds. |
| haul | (of a vehicle) pull (an attached trailer or carriage) behind it. Haul vegetables to the market. |
| lug | Carry with difficulty. You ll have to lug this suitcase. |
| move | Have a turn make one s move in a game. We must move quickly. |
| run | Of a batsman run from one wicket to the other in scoring or attempting to score a run. Musical talent runs in the family. |
| send | Send a message or letter. It s the spectacle and music that send us not the words. |
| shift | Use a shift key on a keyboard. She shifted down to fourth. |
| take | Be designed to hold or take. I ll take a pound of that sausage. |
| transfer | Transfer somebody to a different position or location of work. A transferred use of the Old English noun. |
| transport | Transport commercially. She was transported with pleasure. |
| aft | Situated at near or towards the stern of a ship or tail of an aircraft. The aft cargo compartment. |
| barge | Convey freight by barge. You can use this method to barge an opponent. |
| boat | Travel in a boat for pleasure. They boated the timber down the lake. |
| captain | Be the captain of a sports team. Aircraft captains are entitled to deny boarding to passengers under the influence of drugs. |
| cruise | Achieve an objective with ease, especially in sport. He cruised the gay bars of Los Angeles. |
| deck | A porch that resembles the deck on a ship. There was a big thud when I hit the deck. |
| dock | Bring a ship or boat into a dock. Dock the ships. |
| ferry | Travel by ferry. Ambulances ferried the injured to hospital. |
| fleet | A country’s navy. The US fleet. |
| galley | The kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner. |
| harbour | Of a ship or its crew moor in a harbour. The westerly wind kept us in harbour until the following afternoon. |
| liner | A ferret held on a leash or line while rabbiting, used to help recover another ferret lost underground. The batter hit a liner to the shortstop. |
| moor | A moor preserved for shooting. Moor the boat. |
| nautical | Of or concerning navigation, sailors, or the sea; maritime. Nautical charts. |
| navigation | The guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place. Transporter bridges to span rivers without hindering navigation. |
| pier | A solid support designed to sustain vertical pressure. |
| sail | A large piece of fabric usually canvas fabric by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel. Plastic ships could be sailing the oceans soon. |
| sailing | The action of sailing in a ship or boat. On the eve of her sailing she learned that news had come in from Cyprus. |
| sinking | A descent as through liquid (especially through water. He could not control the sinking of his legs. |
| skiff | A light rowing boat or sculling boat, typically for one person. |
| steamboat | A boat propelled by a steam engine. |
| submarine | Control a submarine. The Germans submarined the Allies. |
| tow | A rope or line used to tow a vehicle or boat. A man called to tow the car away. |
| tug | Tow a vessel with a tug. She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts. |
| tugboat | A powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships. |
| vessel | A hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid, such as a bowl or cask. Lord use this lowly vessel let me serve You as You will. |
| waterfront | A part of a town that borders the sea or a lake or river. Liverpool s waterfront. |
| whaler | Any of a number of large slender-bodied sharks. |
| wreck | Goods brought ashore by the sea from a wreck. Thanks to that quack I am a human wreck. |
| yacht | Travel in a yacht. An eighty five foot diesel yacht. |
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