shop vs search

shop and search both are nouns.

shop and search both are verbs.

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

As verbs, search is a hypernym of shop; that is, search is a word with a broader meaning than shop:

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

Other hypernyms of shop include look for, seek.

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

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

Difference between shop and search

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