Shipshape Definition

shĭpshāp
ship-shape
adjective
Having everything neatly in place, as on board ship; trim.
Webster's New World
Orderly and neat; tidy.
Made sure the room was shipshape before the guests arrived.
American Heritage

Organized, serviceable, trained and ready for action.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adverb
In a neat and orderly manner.
Webster's New World

Origin of Shipshape

  • ship +"Ž shape; of nautical origin, based on the obligation of a sailor to keep his/her quarters arranged neatly and securely against the inevitable turbulence at sea. It also implies a neat and efficient packing to fit into the limited space typically allotted to service members aboard ship.

    From Wiktionary

  • Short for obsolete shipshapen arranged as a ship should be ship shapen past participle of shape

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Shipshape Sentence Examples

  • Keep shipshape in the fitness center or one of the pools, enjoy the entertainment, or just relax.

  • For their part, the men in the operable boat must do all they can to keep the craft shipshape.

  • They hoped to get the place shipshape by Christmas, but as that day approached this began to seem increasingly unlikely.

  • We filled up with water, polished the brasses, did all the washing, ironed and got generally shipshape.

  • Naturally, each ship also offers the latest fitness equipment in the ShipShape Fitness Center, and fitness classes are offered throughout the day including aerobics, yoga, and other activities.

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