Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun transport

6 senses of transport

Sense 1
conveyance, transport -- (something that serves as a means of transportation)
       => instrumentality, instrumentation -- (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)

Sense 2
transport -- (an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes)
       => diffusion -- ((physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration)

Sense 3
transportation, shipping, transport -- (the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials)
       => commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business -- (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business")

Sense 4
ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation, raptus -- (a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens)
       => emotional 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")

Sense 5
tape drive, tape transport, transport -- (a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder)
       => mechanism -- (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)

Sense 6
transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance -- (the act of moving something from one location to another)
       => movement -- (the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb transport

5 senses of transport

Sense 1
transport -- (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, 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")

Sense 2
transport, carry -- (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")
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, 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")

Sense 3
enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight -- (hold spellbound)
       => please, delight -- (give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation")

Sense 4
transport, send, ship -- (transport commercially)
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, 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")

Sense 5
transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise -- (send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message")
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, 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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