search vs shop

search and shop both are nouns.

search and shop both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
search	Yes	No	Yes	No
shop	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shop is a hyponym of search; that is, shop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than search:

search: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
shop: shop around; not necessarily buying

Other hyponyms of search include drag, dredge, finger, fumble, grope, divine, browse, surf, leave no stone unturned, hunt, gather, want, scour, seek out, go after, pursue, quest after, quest for, angle, fish, grub, feel, browse.

search (noun)	shop (noun)
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone	a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas	a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
an investigation seeking answers	small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
the examination of alternative hypotheses
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

search (verb)	shop (verb)
inquire into	give away information about somebody
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of	do one's shopping
subject to a search	shop around; not necessarily buying
search or seek	do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

Difference between search and shop

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