Definition of: shop

(shop) noun
1. A place for the sale of goods at retail: in the United States commonly called a store.
2. A place for making or repairing any article, or the carrying on of a craft.
3. One's own craft or business as a subject of conversation: to talk shop.
—v.i. shopped, shop·ping To visit shops or stores to purchase or look at goods. [OE sceoppa booth]