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to port

to port

1 7.4
To carry something, often a weapon, across the body
  • verb
  • /pɔrt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : portar
  • - Port your pikes!

Examples

  • He said, "Port me there."

    Fiction book (1999)
  • - Port your pikes!

  • In the team exercise, we will port the heavy equipment from one location to another.

  • Soldiers are trained to port their rifles with care while moving in formation.

  • It was necessary to port the small boat over the rocky shoreline to reach the lake.

Synonyms

to portage
vsto port
1 8.6

To carry a boat and its supplies over land between rivers or lakes

is broader, also meaning to hold something across the body or carry boats generally

Antonyms

1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

Idioms

The first place you go to for help or information

8.1

Taking any help because the situation is bad even if it is not perfect

Compounds

port of entry
  • Formal
14 4.4

A place like an airport or seaport where officers check people and goods entering a country

6 3.4

A port where a ship stops during a journey away from home

home port
  • Specialized
3 4.1

A place where a ship is registered and based

free port
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A part of a port where businesses bring, store, and send goods without paying taxes

1 3.5

A sweet dark red wine from Portugal served with dessert

serial port
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A socket on a computer used to connect devices and send data one bit at a time

parallel port
  • Archaic
1 4.3

A socket on a computer that connects devices like printers and sends data across many wires

The capital city of Trinidad and Tobago on Trinidad's west coast

A 1894 fight between China and Japan in which Japanese forces captured Port Arthur's forts and harbour

A large evergreen tree from the Pacific coast with blue green leaves and strong wood

Wood from the Port Orford cedar tree that is light, strong, and has a nice smell

Port Jackson fig
  • Australian
8.7

A large Australian tree with wide branches and roots that hang down, often planted for shade

Port Jackson heath
  • Australian
9.9

A small shrub with pink to rosy purple tube-shaped flowers that grows in southern and western Australia

Port Jackson pine
  • Australian
9.9

An evergreen tree from eastern Australia with small round cones

A person who watches for suspicious activity at a dock or port

port watcher
  • Specialized
6.3

A program that watches network ports and reports open or suspicious connections

An operation on the heart using small cuts and cameras to bypass blocked arteries while a machine keeps blood moving

port-wine stain
  • Specialized
6.6

A flat pink or purple birthmark on the skin caused by too many small blood vessels

treaty port
  • Archaic
9.3

A port in China, Korea, or Japan opened to foreign trade by treaty in the 1800s and early 1900s

How Heavy

to lug
21 4.4
to tote
  • US
30 6.0
to port
  • Archaic
1 7.4
to carry
1.0
to hold
1.0

Surface Forms

port infinitive
ported past
ported past participle
porting present participle
ports third person singular

Etymology

Port The verb port meaning to carry (especially a weapon) comes from Latin portare 'to carry'; think of portable and porter — to port something is to hold or carry it across your body.