Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ship \Ship\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Shipping}.]
   1. To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for
      transportation; to send by water.

            The timber was . . . shipped in the bay of Attalia,
            from whence it was by sea transported to Pelusium.
                                                  --Knolles.

   2. By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any
      conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship
      freight by railroad.

   3. Hence, to send away; to get rid of. [Colloq.]

   4. To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to
      ship seamen.

   5. To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea.

   6. To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder.

Shipping \Ship"ping\, a.
   1. Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or
      employment; as, shiping concerns.

   2. Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as,
      a shipping clerk.

Shipping \Ship"ping\, n.
   1. The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the
      shipping of flour to Liverpool.

   2. The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to
      one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage.

   3. Navigation. ``God send 'em good shipping.'' --Shak.

   {Shipping articles}, articles of agreement between the
      captain of a vessel and the seamen on board, in respect to
      the amount of wages, length of time for which they are
      shipping, etc. --Bouvier.

   {To take shipping}, to embark; to take ship. [Obs.] --John
      vi. 24. --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

shipping
     n 1: the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and
          materials [syn: {transportation}, {transport}]
     2: conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or
        industry [syn: {cargo ships}, {merchant marine}, {merchant
        vessels}]

ship
     n : a vessel that carries passengers or freight
     [also: {shipping}, {shipped}]

ship
     v 1: transport commercially [syn: {transport}, {send}]
     2: hire for work on a ship
     3: go on board [syn: {embark}] [ant: {disembark}]
     4: travel by ship
     5: place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the
        vessel"
     [also: {shipping}, {shipped}]

shipping
     See {ship}