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Shop (Verb)

Shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing".

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

I went to several stores to shop for prices on a new laptop before making a decision.
She spent the afternoon shopping at the mall but didn't end up buying anything.
I'm just going to shop around for a bit to see what's available before I decide on a new TV.
After getting engaged, the couple went to several jewelry stores to shop for wedding rings.
Stop me if I start spending too much – I just want to shop at the craft fair for fun.

Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

I shop at the local market on weekends for fresh produce.
After comparing prices, I decided to shop at the discount store instead of the mall.
The family shops exclusively at organic food stores to maintain their healthy lifestyle.
Many people in our town shop at Mr. Johnson's hardware store because of his competitive prices and good service.
She usually shops at the department store downtown because they have a wide variety of products.

Do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday".

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

She shopped her cheating sister to their parents and got her in trouble.
The bullied student finally shopped her tormentor to the school authorities.
After being betrayed, he shopped his business partner to the police for embezzlement.
She got her coworker fired by shopping his constant tardiness to their boss.
The insider shopped the corporate mole to the CEO, putting an end to the leaks.