Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - shop

 I. noun  Usage: often attributive  Etymology: Middle English ~pe, from Old English sceoppa booth; akin to Old High German scopf shed  Date: 14th century  1. a handicraft establishment ; atelier  2.  a. a building or room stocked with merchandise for sale ; store  b. (also ~pe) a small retail establishment or a department in a large one offering a specified line of goods or services a millinery ~ a sandwich ~  3. a commercial establishment for the making or repair of goods or machinery machine ~ repair ~  4.  a. a school laboratory equipped for industrial arts education  b. the art or science of working with tools and machinery  5.  a. a business establishment ; office a public relations ~  b. ~talk talking ~  II. verb  (~ped; ~ping)  Date: 1764  intransitive verb  1.  a. to examine goods or services with intent to buy  b. to hunt through a market in search of the best buy  2. to make a search ; hunt ~ping around for a better idea  transitive verb  1. British to inform on ; betray  2. to examine the stock or offerings of ~ the stores for Christmas gift ideas  3. to offer for consideration or acceptance; especially to offer for sale or in a trade — often used with around ~ping the manuscript around