Other Definitions transport (enc)
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Transport| Noun | 1. | transport - something that serves as a means of transportationdolly - conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects dolly - conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted horsebox - a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses litter - conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers mail - a conveyance that transports mail roll-on roll-off - a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination sidecar - conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle telfer, telpher - one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage trailer - a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects | | | 2. | transport - an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranesactive transport - transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy diffusion - (physics) the process of diffusing; the intermingling of molecules in gases and liquids as a result of random thermal agitation passive transport - transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required | | | 3. | transport - the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materialsnavigation - ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts" freight, freightage - transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates on-line - on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system; "on-line industries" off-line - not on a regular route of a transportation system; "an off-line ticket office" | | | 4. | transport - a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickensemotional state, spirit - the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" | | | 5. | transport - a mechanism that transport magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recordermechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function tape deck - electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system | | | Verb | 1. | transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distancesmove, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" sluice - transport in or send down a sluice; "sluice logs" float - set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" ferry - transport by ferry raft - transport on a raft; "raft wood down a river" bus - send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to school" pipe - transport by pipeline; "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert" freight - transport commercially as cargo truck - convey (goods etc.) by truck; "truck fresh vegetables across the mountains" rail - convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium" sledge - transport in a sleigh lighter - transport in a flatbottom boat pick up - give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway" carry over - transport from one place or state to another; "Adam would have been carried over into the life eternal" advect - convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid; "energy advected from the environment" teleport - transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another | | | 2. | transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"carry - pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province" shoulder - carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden" port - carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; "port a rifle" carry - propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence" bear - move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders" return - make a return; "return a kickback" pipe in - bring in through pipes; "We have to pip in oil" port - carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be ported easily" porter - carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists" pack - carry, as on one's back; "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain" cart - transport something in a cart fly - transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America" haul - transport in a vehicle; "haul stones from the quarry in a truck"; "haul vegetables to the market" lug, tote, tug - carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" | | | 3. | transport - hold spellbounddelight, please - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" | | | 4. | transport - transport commerciallymove, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" barge - transport by barge on a body of water forward, send on - send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail" | | | 5. | transport - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"fetch, bring, get, convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" project - transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another propagate - transmit; "propagate sound or light through air" translate - bring to a certain spiritual state release, turn - let (something) fall or spill a container; "turn the flour onto a plate" send out, send - to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept" move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" | |
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