transport
English Thesaurus
1. the act of moving something from one location to another (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | movement, |
| definition | : | the act of changing the location of something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | transshipment, |
| definition | : | the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | airlift, lift, |
| definition | : | transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | connection, connexion, |
| definition | : | shifting from one form of transportation to another (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bringing, delivery, |
| definition | : | the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | drive, |
| definition | : | the act of driving a herd of animals overland (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | carry, |
| definition | : | the act of carrying something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | lighterage, |
| definition | : | the transportation of goods on a lighter (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | relocation, resettlement, |
| definition | : | the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | teleportation, |
| definition | : | a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | pickup, |
| definition | : | the act of taking aboard passengers or freight (noun.act) |
2. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | navigation, |
| definition | : | ship traffic (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | freight, freightage, |
| definition | : | transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ferry, ferrying, |
| definition | : | transport by boat or aircraft (noun.act) |
| part meronym | : | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism, |
| definition | : | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | on-line, online, |
| definition | : | on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | off-line, |
| definition | : | not on a regular route of a transportation system (adj.all) |
3. something that serves as a means of transportation (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | instrumentality, instrumentation, |
| definition | : | an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dolly, |
| definition | : | conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dolly, |
| definition | : | conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | horsebox, |
| definition | : | a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | litter, |
| definition | : | conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | mail, |
| definition | : | a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | public transport, |
| definition | : | conveyance for passengers or mail or freight (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | roll-on roll-off, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sidecar, |
| definition | : | conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | lift, ski lift, ski tow, |
| definition | : | a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | telfer, telpher, |
| definition | : | one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | trailer, |
| definition | : | a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | vehicle, |
| definition | : | a conveyance that transports people or objects (noun.artifact) |
4. a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | mechanism, |
| definition | : | device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | tape deck, |
| definition | : | electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system (noun.artifact) |
5. an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | diffusion, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | active transport, |
| definition | : | transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | passive transport, |
| definition | : | transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required (noun.process) |
6. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | emotional state, spirit, |
| definition | : | the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection) (noun.state) |
7. send from one person or place to another (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | bring, convey, fetch, get, |
| definition | : | go or come after and bring or take back (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | project, |
| definition | : | transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | propagate, |
| definition | : | transmit (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | translate, |
| definition | : | bring to a certain spiritual state (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | release, turn, |
| definition | : | let (something) fall or spill from a container (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | send, send out, |
| definition | : | to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place (verb.contact) |
8. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | shoulder, |
| definition | : | carry a burden, either real or metaphoric (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | port, |
| definition | : | carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | bear, |
| definition | : | move while holding up or supporting (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | bucket, |
| definition | : | carry in a bucket (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | return, |
| definition | : | make a return (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | pipe in, |
| definition | : | transport to a destiny through pipes (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | port, |
| definition | : | carry, bear, convey, or bring (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | porter, |
| definition | : | carry luggage or supplies (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | pack, |
| definition | : | carry, as on one's back (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | cart, |
| definition | : | transport something in a cart (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | fly, |
| definition | : | transport by aeroplane (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | haul, |
| definition | : | transport in a vehicle (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | lug, tote, tug, |
| definition | : | carry with difficulty (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | chariot, |
| definition | : | transport in a chariot (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | bring, convey, take, |
| definition | : | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | carry, |
| definition | : | pass on a communication (verb.communication) |
| verb group | : | carry, |
| definition | : | propel or give impetus to (verb.contact) |
9. hold spellbound (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | delight, please, |
| definition | : | give pleasure to or be pleasing to (verb.emotion) |
10. transport commercially (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | barge, |
| definition | : | transport by barge on a body of water (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | railroad, |
| definition | : | transport by railroad (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | forward, send on, |
| definition | : | send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit (verb.motion) |
11. move something or somebody around; usually over long distances (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | sluice, |
| definition | : | transport in or send down a sluice (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | float, |
| definition | : | set afloat (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | ferry, |
| definition | : | transport by ferry (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | wheelbarrow, |
| definition | : | transport in a wheelbarrow (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | raft, |
| definition | : | transport on a raft (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | bus, |
| definition | : | send or move around by bus (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | pipe, |
| definition | : | transport by pipeline (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | freight, |
| definition | : | transport commercially as cargo (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | truck, |
| definition | : | convey (goods etc.) by truck (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | rail, |
| definition | : | convey (goods etc.) by rails (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | sledge, |
| definition | : | transport in a sleigh (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | lighter, |
| definition | : | transport in a flatbottom boat (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | pick up, |
| definition | : | give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | carry over, |
| definition | : | transport from one place or state to another (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | advect, |
| definition | : | convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | teleport, |
| definition | : | transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another (verb.motion) |
12. the act of moving something from one location to another (noun.act)
| derivation | : | bring, convey, fetch, get, |
| definition | : | go or come after and bring or take back (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | carry, transport, |
| definition | : | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | bring, convey, take, |
| definition | : | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | transfer, |
| definition | : | move from one place to another (verb.possession) |
13. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials (noun.act)
14. something that serves as a means of transportation (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | transport, |
| definition | : | move something or somebody around; usually over long distances (verb.motion) |
15. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion (noun.state)
16. send from one person or place to another (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | transfer, transference, |
| definition | : | the act of transfering something from one form to another (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | conveyance, transport, |
| definition | : | something that serves as a means of transportation (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct, |
| definition | : | a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | sender, transmitter, |
| definition | : | someone who transmits a message (noun.person) |
17. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | carry, |
| definition | : | the act of carrying something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | carrier, |
| definition | : | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | carrier, common carrier, |
| definition | : | a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | bearer, carrier, toter, |
| definition | : | someone whose employment involves carrying something (noun.person) |
18. hold spellbound (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | entrancement, ravishment, |
| definition | : | a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | enchantment, spell, trance, |
| definition | : | a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation (noun.state) |
19. transport commercially (verb.motion)
| also | : | forward, send on, |
| definition | : | send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | shipper, |
| definition | : | a company in the business of shipping freight (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | shipper, |
| definition | : | someone who ships goods (noun.person) |
20. move something or somebody around; usually over long distances (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | conveyance, transport, |
| definition | : | something that serves as a means of transportation (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | transporter, |
| definition | : | a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships (noun.artifact) |
21. the act of moving something from one location to another (noun.act)
| derivation | : | bring, convey, fetch, get, |
| definition | : | go or come after and bring or take back (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | carry, transport, |
| definition | : | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | bring, convey, take, |
| definition | : | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | transfer, |
| definition | : | move from one place to another (verb.possession) |
22. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials (noun.act)
23. something that serves as a means of transportation (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | transport, |
| definition | : | move something or somebody around; usually over long distances (verb.motion) |
24. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion (noun.state)
25. send from one person or place to another (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | transfer, transference, |
| definition | : | the act of transfering something from one form to another (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | conveyance, transport, |
| definition | : | something that serves as a means of transportation (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct, |
| definition | : | a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | sender, transmitter, |
| definition | : | someone who transmits a message (noun.person) |
26. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | carry, |
| definition | : | the act of carrying something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | carrier, |
| definition | : | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | carrier, common carrier, |
| definition | : | a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | bearer, carrier, toter, |
| definition | : | someone whose employment involves carrying something (noun.person) |
27. hold spellbound (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | entrancement, ravishment, |
| definition | : | a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | enchantment, spell, trance, |
| definition | : | a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation (noun.state) |
28. transport commercially (verb.motion)
| also | : | forward, send on, |
| definition | : | send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | shipper, |
| definition | : | a company in the business of shipping freight (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | shipper, |
| definition | : | someone who ships goods (noun.person) |
29. move something or somebody around; usually over long distances (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | conveyance, transport, |
| definition | : | something that serves as a means of transportation (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | transporter, |
| definition | : | a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships (noun.artifact) |
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