ship out

present singular third person ships out · participle present shipping out · participle past shipped out · past shipped out

1. intransitiveTo depart, especially for a sea voyage or military assignment.

   The brigade is scheduled to ship out for final training in Okinawa by mid-November.

   1950 October 16, “Canada: Destination Europe?”, in Time

   Synonyms: sail

2. figurativelyintransitiveTo leave, get out, or resign.

   With a bit of luck the guard room will be empty, we'll grab some coats, press some buttons and just ship out of here.

   2006, Ian Macpherson, Invisibility, →ISBN, page 164

   Synonyms: bugger off, take off, ship, kick out, oust

3. transitiveTo send, especially by means of a transport vehicle.

   The winery recently shipped out the first orders of wine under the Falcon Crest label.

   1982 August 10, “Soap opera title suits wine label”, in Milwaukee Sentinel, retrieved 14 Aug 2009

   Synonyms: dispatch

4. figurativelytransitiveTo get rid of, expel, or discard.

   As he stamps his own character on the team, Kosmina has shipped out the likes of Mark Rudan, Ufuk Talay, David Zdrilic, Ruben Zadkovich and Patrick da Silva.

   2008 August 7, David Hall, “Sydney FC”, in Fox Sports, Australia, retrieved 14 Aug 2009

   1 more example

   And before you mention the plans to fix up the Farm, let me tell you, all that regeneration talk is just about bulldozing the place and shipping us all out to God knows where.

   2020, Jac Shreeves-Lee, Broadwater

   Synonyms: dismiss