inship

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/inˈʃip//ˈinˌʃip/

verb

To put aboard a ship.

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Meanings

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verbinship (third-person singular simple present inships, present participle inshipping, simple past and past participle inshipped)

present singular third person inships · participle present inshipping · participle past inshipped · past inshipped · alternative enship

  1. datedtransitiveTo put aboard a ship.
  2. alternativetransitiveAlternative form of enship (“to travel or send by ship”).

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verbinship (third-person singular simple present inships, present participle inshipping, simple past and past participle inshipped)

present singular third person inships · participle present inshipping · participle past inshipped · past inshipped

  1. transitiveTo ship in from abroad; to import.

    Louisiana producers should be interested to learn that 43 percent of the inshipped fresh beef graded less than USDA Choice.

    1987, Louisiana Rural Economist, volumes 49-55, page 4

Origin

inship · verb

From in- + ship. Compare West Frisian ynskipje (“to board a ship”), Dutch inschepen (“to ship, embark”), German einschiffen (“to ship, embark”), Danish indskibe (“to ship, embark”), Swedish inskeppa (“to ship, embark”).

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inship · verb

From in- + ship.

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APA

inship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inship

MLA

“inship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inship. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inship,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inship.

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