TubeTalk Pronunciation

How to pronounce “ship”

Hear “ship” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.

Pronunciation guide for ship

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of ship with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The Outlaw OceanIn grad school I worked on a ship.
Definition summary: (nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

Example 1 of 8

The Outlaw Ocean

In grad school I worked on a ship.

[Noun]
(nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
(chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
(cellular automata, chiefly in combination) A spaceship.
(cellular automata) A particular still life consisting of an empty cell surrounded by six live cells.
(archaic, nautical, formal) A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.
A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense. [15th century]
(cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.
(dated) An aircraft.
[Verb]
(transitive) To send by water-borne transport.
(transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
(ergative) To release (a product, not necessarily physical) to vendors or customers; to launch.
(ergative) To engage to serve on board a vessel.
(intransitive) To embark on a ship.
(transitive, nautical) To put or secure in its place.
(transitive) To take in or take on (water) over the sides of a vessel.
(colloquial, with dummy it) To leave, depart, scram.
(ditransitive, colloquial) To pass (from one person to another).
(ambitransitive, poker slang) To go all in.
(transitive, sports) To trade or send (a player) to another team.
(transitive, rugby) To draw (a penalty) by bungling a kick and giving the opposing team possession.