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up lately. | Little Jimmy's certainly shooting up. (=getting taller quickly) 2 [T[shoot sthg./sbdy. <-> up]] *infml* *to* damage or wound by shooting: *His plane had been badly shot up by enemy fighters.* 3 [I,T (= shoot. up sthg.)] *slang* *to* take (a drug) directly into the blood using a needle
**shoot²** *n* 1 a new growth from (a part of) a plant, especially a young stem and leaves 2 an occasion for shooting, especially of animals: *He invited us to his country estate for a weekend shoot.* 3 an area of land where animals are shot for sport
**shoot·er** /'ʃu:tər/ *n* *slang, especially BrE* a gun; a word typically used in GANGSTER films
**shoot·ing** /'ʃu:tɪŋ/ *n* 1 [C] a usually criminal act of wounding by firing a gun: *politically-motivated shootings* 2 [U] the sport of shooting animals and birds: *the shooting season* | a *shooting* → see HUNT (USAGE)
**'shooting ,gallery** *n* an enclosed place, especially at a FAIR, where people shoot guns at fixed or moving objects to win prizes, for practice etc
**'shooting ,iron** *n* *old-fash infml* a gun, especially a REVOLVER; a word which is supposed to be used by COWBOYS: *OK, pardner, grab your shooting irons and get out of town!*
**'shooting match** *n* **the whole shooting match** *infml* the whole thing or affair
**,shooting 'star** also **falling star** *n* *not tech* a small piece of material from space which burns brightly as it passes through the Earth's air; METEOR
**'shooting stick** *n* a pointed walking stick with a top which opens out to form a seat, used for sitting outdoors, especially by UPPER-CLASS country gentlemen
**'shoot-out** *n* *infml* a battle or exchange of shots between gunfighters, usually to decide which will be victorious or to settle a quarrel → see also shoot it out (SHOOT)
**shop¹** /ʃɒp|ʃɑ:p/ *n* 1 [C] *especially BrE* || *usually* store *AmE* — (*often in comb.*) a room or building where goods are regularly kept and sold, or services are sold: *The shops in town close at 5.30.* | a *bookshop* | a *sweetshop* | a *betting shop* | a *shop window* | *I'm just going out to the shops to get some food.* → see also BUCKET SHOP, COFFEE SHOP 2 [C] a place where things are made or repaired; WORKSHOP: *When the cars have been assembled they go to the factory's paint shop to be painted.* | a *repair shop* → see also SHOP FLOOR, SHOP STEWARD 3 [U] *AmE* a subject taught in school which shows students how to use tools and machinery to make things out of wood or metal; INDUSTRIAL ART: *shop class* | *I'm taking shop this year.* | *I made it in wood/metal shop.* 4 [U] *infml* business; activity: *He's set up shop (=started a business) as a lawyer in town.* | *The whole country shuts up shop (=stops doing business) on Christmas Day.* 5 [U] *infml* subjects connected with one's work: *Let's not talk shop outside office hours.* 6 **all over the shop** *BrE infml* scattered in disorder: *There were clothes and books lying around all over the shop.* → see also CLOSED SHOP, OPEN SHOP
**shop²** *v* -pp- 1 [I(for)] to visit one or more shops in order to buy things: *I went shopping today in town.* | *I was shopping for a new dress, but I couldn't find anything I liked.* → see also WINDOW-SHOP; see CUSTOMER (USAGE) 2 [T] *BrE derog slang* to tell the police about (a criminal): *The murderer was shopped by his girlfriend.* —**per** *n*
**shop around** *phr v* [i] to compare prices or values in different shops before buying: *We shopped around before deciding which car to buy.*
**shop·a·hol·ic** /ˌʃɒpəˈhɒlɪk|ˌʃɑ:pəˈhɑ:-/ *n* *infml* someone who loves to go shopping and buys lots of things they may not need
**'shop as,sistant** *BrE* || **salesclerk** *AmE* — *n* a person who serves customers in a shop → see ATTEND (USAGE), OFFICER (USAGE)
**'shop-bought** *BrE*, **store-bought** *AmE* — *adj* *bought in a shop, rather than made at home: Home-made marzipan has a better flavour than most shop-bought varieties.*
**shop-fit·ting** /'ʃɒpfɪtɪŋ|'ʃɑ:p-/ *n* [U] *BrE* the activity or profession of selling and putting in equipment in shops, such as shelves, COUNTERS, DISPLAY cases etc
**,shop 'floor, the** *n* 1 the area, e.g. in a factory, where the ordinary workers do their work: *The chairman started his working life on the shop floor* 2 [+sing./pl. v) the people who work on the shop floor, as opposed to the MANAGERS: *How will the shop floor react to these proposals?*
**shop·keep·er** /'ʃɒpˌki:pər|'ʃɑ:p-/ *especially BrE* || *usually* **storekeeper** *AmE* — *n* a person, usually the owner, in charge of a small shop
**shop·lift** /'ʃɒpˌlɪft|'ʃɑ:p-/ *v* [i] to take goods from a shop without paying: *She was fined for shoplifting.* —**er** *n*: *The notice said 'We always prosecute shoplifters.'*
**shop·lift·ing** /'ʃplɪftɪ|'ʃɑ:p-/ *n* [U] the act of taking goods from a shop without paying for them
**shop·per** /'ʃɒpər|'ʃɑ:pər/ *n* a person who buys things from a shop: *streets crowded with Christmas shoppers* → see CUSTOMER (USAGE)
**shop·ping** /'ʃɒpɪŋ|'ɑ:-/ *n* [U] 1 the goods bought in one visit to a shop or shops: *Let me carry your shopping.* | *Put the shopping in this basket.* 2 an act or occasion of visiting the shops to buy things: *I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.* | *Don't forget - there are only 17 shopping days till Christmas!* (=only 17 days on which it is possible to go to the shops)
**CULTURAL NOTE** In the US, when people go shopping, they usually go to a MALL which has many different stores. For food, people go to large SUPERMARKETS. Very large stores such as WAL-MART often have food and many other types of goods for sale at low prices. Some people shop at WAREHOUSE STORES, which sell things packaged in large amounts at low prices. OUTLET STORES sell clothes and other goods at low prices, by selling things that ordinary stores could not sell or that factories made too many of. In the UK there are some big shopping centres, especially in big cities, but most people shop in the HIGH STREET in their town. Many towns have big shops on the edge of the town, especially shops that sell electrical goods or DIY products. People shop for food at large supermarkets or CORNER SHOPS, or at a MARKET. Markets are usually outdoors and sell food, especially fruit and vegetables, and some other goods at low prices. Many people in both the US and the UK shop ONLINE at stores such as AMAZON or on EBAY. Some people, especially in the US, buy things they see on special shopping CHANNELS on CABLE TELEVISION.
**'shopping ,centre** *n* a group of shops of different kinds planned and built together in one area, often enclosed under one roof
**'shopping mall** *n* → see MALL
**'shopping ,precinct** *n* an area in a town where there are a lot of shops, and where cars are not allowed to drive
**shop·soiled** /'ʃɒpsɔɪld|'ʃɑ:p-/ *BrE* || **shop·worn** /-wɔ:rn||-wɔ:rn/ *AmE* — *adj* slightly damaged, dirty, or imperfect as a result of being handled or kept on view in a shop for a long time (*fig., derog.*): *He brought out the same old shopsoiled arguments as before.*
**,shop 'steward** *n* a TRADE UNION officer who is elected by the members of his or her union in a particular place of work to represent them
**'shop talk** *n* [U] *AmE infml* conversation about your work, which other people may think is boring
**shop·walk·er** /'ʃɒpˌwɔ:kər|'ʃɑ:p-/ *especially BrE* || **floorwalker** *especially AmE* — *n* a person employed in a large shop to help the customers and to watch the SHOP ASSISTANTS to see that they are working properly → compare STORE DETECTIVE
**shore¹** /ʃɔ:r/ *n* 1 [C;U] also shores *pl.* — the land along the edge of a large area of water, such as an ocean or lake: *We could see a boat about a mile from the shore/off the shore.* | *It was wonderful to see the shores of England again after so long at sea.* | *Many of these birds migrate to our shores (=to this country) during the summer.* 2 [U] land rather than the sea: *The sailors were warned not to get into trouble while they were on shore.* (=away from their ship) → see also ASHORE, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE
The place where the land meets the water can be the **bank**, **shore**, **coast**, **seaside**, or **beach**. The edges of a river are its **banks**. The usual word for the edge of a sea is **shore**. However, we use **coast** when we are