The difference between Garage and Shop

When used as nouns, garage means a building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items, whereas shop means an establishment that sells goods or services to the public.

When used as verbs, garage means to store in a garage, whereas shop means to visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.

check bellow for the other definitions of Garage and Shop

  1. Garage as a noun:

    A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.

  2. Garage as a noun (chiefly, British, Canada, Australia, NZ):

    A place where cars are serviced and repaired.

  3. Garage as a noun (chiefly, British, Canada, Australia, NZ):

    A petrol filling station.

  4. Garage as a noun (dated, 20th century, North America):

    An independent automobile repair shop.

  5. Garage as a noun (aviation):

    A shed for housing an airship or aeroplane; a hangar.

  6. Garage as a noun:

    A side way or space in a canal to enable vessels to pass each other; a siding.

  7. Garage as a noun (attributive, music genre):

    A type of guitar rock music, personified by amateur bands playing in the basement or garage; garage rock.

  8. Garage as a noun (British, music genre):

    A type of electronic dance music related to house music, with warped and time-stretched sounds; UK garage.

  1. Garage as a verb:

    To store in a garage.

    Examples:

    "We garaged the convertible during the monsoon months."

  1. Shop as a noun:

    An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.

  2. Shop as a noun:

    A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.

  3. Shop as a noun:

    A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.

  4. Shop as a noun:

    Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.

  5. Shop as a noun:

    A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skill.

  6. Shop as a noun:

    An establishment where a barber or beautician works.

    Examples:

    "a [[barber shop]]"

  7. Shop as a noun:

    An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.

    Examples:

    "This is where I do my weekly shop."

  8. Shop as a noun (figurative, uncountable):

    Discussion of business or professional affairs.

  1. Shop as a verb (intransitive):

    To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.

    Examples:

    "I went shopping early before the Christmas rush."

    "He’s shopping for clothes''."

  2. Shop as a verb (transitive):

    To purchase products from (a range or catalogue, etc.).

    Examples:

    "Shop our new arrivals."

  3. Shop as a verb (transitive, slang, chiefly, UK):

    To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.

    Examples:

    "He shopped his mates in to the police."

  4. Shop as a verb (transitive, slang, chiefly, UK):

    To imprison.

  5. Shop as a verb (transitive, internet slang):

    To photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.

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