What is the meaning of shopping?

noun

• Searching for or buying goods or services.
  • usage: "went shopping for a reliable plumber"; "does her shopping at the mall rather than down town"
• The commodities purchased from stores.
  • usage: "she loaded her shopping into the car"women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance"

verb

• Do one's shopping.
  • usage: "She goes shopping every Friday"
  • synonyms: shop
• Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of.
  • synonyms: patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor
• Shop around; not necessarily buying.
  • usage: "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
  • synonyms: shop, browse
• Give away information about somebody.
  • usage: "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
  • synonyms: denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag