Meaning & Definition of Transport in English
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Transport
/trænspɔrt/
noun
1. Something that serves as a means of transportation
synonym:
- conveyance,
- transport
2. An exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
synonym:
- transport
3. The commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
synonym:
- transportation,
- shipping,
- transport
4. A state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
- "Listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- charles dickens
synonym:
- ecstasy,
- rapture,
- transport,
- exaltation,
- raptus
5. A mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
synonym:
- tape drive,
- tape transport,
- transport
6. The act of moving something from one location to another
synonym:
- transportation,
- transport,
- transfer,
- transferral,
- conveyance
verb
1. Move something or somebody around
- Usually over long distances
synonym:
- transport
2. 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"
synonym:
- transport,
- carry
3. Hold spellbound
synonym:
- enchant,
- enrapture,
- transport,
- enthrall,
- ravish,
- enthral,
- delight
4. Transport commercially
synonym:
- transport,
- send,
- ship
5. Send from one person or place to another
- "Transmit a message"
synonym:
- transmit,
- transfer,
- transport,
- channel,
- channelize,
- channelise
Examples of using
Water bears several vital functions in a man's organism. It serves as a transport means for nutrients, regulates body temperature, and plays an important part in metabolism.
The snow brought public transport to a halt.
Dear passengers! If you get on a means of transport and don’t have a season ticket, punch a one-time ticket without waiting for the next station.