ship (v.) Copy link Outline I. To put on board s.II. To receive a wave on board a s. • ship (v.): I. To put on board s.: no exact equiv.; expr. by circuml., in navem or naves imponere: v. to embark. II. To receive a wave on board a s.: nautical term: accĭpio, 3: to s. a dangerous sea, a. inimicum imbrem, Virg. Aen. 1, 123.