Kraken vs. Ship

A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense octopus.

Example: ‘To believe all that has been said of the sea serpent or kraken, would be credulity; to reject the possibility of their existence, would be presumption.’; ‘Like a kraken huge and black.’;

an enormous mythical sea monster said to appear off the coast of Norway.

The kraken () is a legendary sea monster of gigantic size and cephalopod-like appearance in Scandinavian folklore. According to the Norse sagas, the kraken dwells off the coasts of Norway and Greenland and terrorizes nearby sailors.

A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.

A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.

A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.

(cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.

(fandom) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional.

(transitive) To send by water-borne transport.

(transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).

Example: ‘to ship freight by railroad’;

(ambitransitive) To release a product to vendors; to launch.

Example: ‘Our next issue ships early next year.’; ‘The developers had to ship the game two weeks late.’;

(ambitransitive) To engage to serve on board a vessel.

Example: ‘to ship seamen’; ‘I shipped on a man-of-war.’;

(intransitive) To embark on a ship.

To put in its place.

Example: ‘to ship the tiller or rudder’;

(transitive) To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.

Example: ‘We were shipping so much water I was sure we would capsize.’;

(transitive) To pass (from one person to another).

Example: ‘Can you ship me the ketchup?’;

To go all in.

(sports) To trade or send a player to another team.

Example: ‘Twins ship Delmon Young to Tigers.’;

(rugby) To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.

(fandom) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, typically in fan fiction.

Example: ‘I ship Kirk and Spock in “Star Trek”.’; ‘I ship Peggy and Angie in “Marvel's Agent Carter”.’;

Pay; reward.

Example: ‘In withholding or abridging of the ship or the hire or the wages of servants.’;

Any large seagoing vessel.

Example: ‘Like a stately ship . . . With all her bravery on, and tackle trim,Sails filled, and streamers waving.’; ‘Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State!’;

Specifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of which is composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast, and square-rigged on all masts. See Illustation in Appendix.

A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.

To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water.

Example: ‘The timber was . . . shipped in the bay of Attalia, from whence it was by sea transported to Pelusium.’;

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

Hence, to send away; to get rid of.

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

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

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

To engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a man-of-war.

To embark on a ship.

a vessel that carries passengers or freight

transport commercially

hire for work on a ship

go on board

travel by ship

place on board a ship;

Example: ‘ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel’;

A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying goods or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity, and tradition.