SHIPSHAPE Definition & Meaning

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shipshape

[ ship-sheyp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

in good order; well-arranged; trim or tidy.

adverb

in a shipshape manner.

shipshape

/ ˈʃɪ��ˌʃ��ɪ�� /

adjective

neat; orderly

adverb

in a neat and orderly manner

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of shipshape¹

First recorded in 1635–45; ship ¹ + shape

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But there is a catch: Taxpayers are paying millions to keep the yachts shipshape.

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You can even stay in the lighthouse through its “Keeper Program,” in which volunteers help keep the lighthouse shipshape for visitors to enjoy.

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Last fall, the event was postponed because of a leak in the baptistery — discovered when water began dripping down the walls in the hallway below — but on this night it was in shipshape condition.

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Kim and I got dressed and made our gear look shipshape.

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The parties hoist the sails and keep the decks shipshape, but the real work is getting done down below deck.

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