ship out

To send goods or other things to another place.

• We ship out orders every day.
• The warehouse shipped out the boxes yesterday.
• Has your new laptop been shipped out yet?

How to use it: ship something out to someone/somewhere (We ship orders out to customers every afternoon.)

Similar words: ship, send, dispatch

Common phrases: ship out orders, ship something out

To leave for a sea journey or a military job away from home.

• The sailors ship out tomorrow.
• His unit shipped out to an overseas base.
• When are you shipping out for your next assignment?

How to use it: ship out to somewhere (The soldiers shipped out to the island last week.)

Similar words: depart, set sail, deploy

Opposites: return

Common phrases: ship out tomorrow, ship out overseas

To leave a place or stop working for an organization.

• I am ready to ship out.
• She shipped out after an argument with her boss.
• If you dislike the job, you can ship out.

Similar words: leave, quit

Opposites: stay

Common phrases: ship out soon, ship out now

To remove someone or something unwanted by sending them away.

• The club shipped out its unwanted players.
• They shipped the troublemaker out of the school.
• We need to ship out this old equipment.

How to use it: ship someone/something out of somewhere (The school shipped him out after repeated trouble.)

Similar words: get rid of, expel, remove

Opposites: keep

Common phrases: ship someone out, ship something out