ship off to (somewhere)

ship off to (somewhere)
ship (someone/something) off to (somewhere) to send someone or something to a place.

When Pauline was twelve, her father shipped her off to relatives in Baltimore.

The kids were arrested, convicted, and shipped off to reform school.

Students should ship off their applications well before the deadline.


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  • ship someone off to (somewhere) — ship (someone/something) off to (somewhere) to send someone or something to a place. When Pauline was twelve, her father shipped her off to relatives in Baltimore. The kids were arrested, convicted, and shipped off to reform school. Students… …   New idioms dictionary

  • ship something off to (somewhere) — ship (someone/something) off to (somewhere) to send someone or something to a place. When Pauline was twelve, her father shipped her off to relatives in Baltimore. The kids were arrested, convicted, and shipped off to reform school. Students… …   New idioms dictionary

  • ship off — ˌship ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they ship off he/she/it ships off present participle shipping off past tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • ship off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms ship off : present tense I/you/we/they ship off he/she/it ships off present participle shipping off past tense shipped off past participle shipped off informal to send someone somewhere, usually when they do… …   English dictionary

  • ship — ship1 [ ʃıp ] noun count *** a very large boat used for carrying people or goods long distances: His ship sailed from Pearl Harbor on Monday. a cargo/cruise/supply ship on board/aboard ship: There were over 350 passengers aboard the ship. a.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ship — I UK [ʃɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms ship : singular ship plural ships *** a) a very large boat used for carrying people or goods long distances His ship sailed from Pearl Harbor on Monday. a cargo/cruise/supply ship on board/aboard ship:… …   English dictionary

  • ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …   Universalium

  • ship — ship1 W2S2 [ʃıp] n [: Old English; Origin: scip] 1.) a large boat used for carrying people or goods across the sea ▪ the ship s captain ▪ a luxury cruise ship by ship ▪ supplies that came by ship 2.) a large spacecraft → …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ship — 1 /SIp/ noun (C) 1 a large boat used for carrying people or goods across the sea: a cruise ship | a merchant ship | by ship: Most of the island s supplies are brought in by ship. 2 a large spacecraft or aircraft 3 ships that pass in the night… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ship sth off — UK US ship sth off Phrasal Verb with ship({{}}/ʃɪp/ verb INFORMAL ► to send something somewhere: »The machine was shipped off to the nearest repair facility …   Financial and business terms

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