Transport meaning

What does “transport” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“transport” is a noun and verb with 11 meanings. Its most common meaning is: something that serves as a means of transportation.

transport

noun

  1. something that serves as a means of transportation

    Synonymsconveyance
  2. an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes

  3. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

  4. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

    “listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture”

  5. a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder

  6. the act of moving something from one location to another

verb

  1. move something or somebody around; usually over long distances

  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”

    Synonymscarry
  3. hold spellbound

  4. transport commercially

    Synonymssendship
  5. send from one person or place to another

    “transmit a message”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University