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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
pronunciation: |
traens
port
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inflections: |
transports, transporting, transported |
definition 1: |
to convey from one place to another; carry.
Ships transport the oil from the Middle East to the importing countries.Trains transported the troops across the country.
- synonyms:
- carry, convey, take, transfer
- similar words:
- bear, cart, deliver, haul, lug, move, pack, run, send, shift, ship, transmit
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definition 2: |
to move by strong emotions.
She was transported by the beauty of the landscape.- synonyms:
- carry away, enrapture, move, overcome, overwhelm
- similar words:
- bewitch, captivate, carry, charm, enchant, enthrall, entrance, hypnotize, intoxicate, mesmerize, ravish, spellbind
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definition 3: |
to convey to a foreign land as a punishment for a crime.
She cried when she heard her husband was to be transported.- synonyms:
- banish, exile, expatriate, ostracize
- similar words:
- blackball, deport, excommunicate, expel, oust
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related words: |
banish, bring, carry, drive, fly, import, pull, wash |
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part of speech: |
noun |
pronunciation: |
traens
port
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definition 1: |
the act or process of conveying or transporting.
The transport of supplies to the soldiers was hampered by the flooding.- synonyms:
- carriage, conveyance, delivery, transfer, transportation
- similar words:
- dispatch, removal, shipment, transit
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definition 2: |
a means of conveying or transporting.
The subway is this city's public transport.- synonyms:
- conveyance, transportation
- similar words:
- transit
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definition 3: |
the state of being moved by strong emotions.
In his transport, he confessed himself to be a sinner and asked to be baptised.- similar words:
- bliss, ecstasy, elation, enchantment, euphoria, exaltation, excitation, exhilaration, rapture
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definition 4: |
a ship or plane used to carry military troops or supplies.
The transports have arrived with supplies.- synonyms:
- troopship
- similar words:
- carrier
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related words: |
agony, catharsis, freight, haul, joy, transfer, travel |
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derivations: |
transportable (adj.), transportability (n.), transporter (n.) |
Transport comes from the Latin words portare, which means "carry," and trans, which means "across."
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