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Dictionary definition · transport

noun

  1. something that serves as a means of transportation
  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"
  3. hold spellbound
  4. transport commercially
  5. send from one person or place to another"transmit a message"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).