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to port

to port

2 7.4
To carry something, often a weapon, across the body
  • verb
  • /pɔrt/
  • Archaic
: 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
2 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

2 8.1

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

The first place you go to for help or information

Compounds

port of entry
  • Formal
13 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

serial port
  • Specialized
2 3.7

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

2 3.5

A sweet dark red wine from Portugal served with dessert

free port
  • Specialized
1 4.1

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

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

parallel port
  • Archaic
1 4.3

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

port-wine stain
  • Specialized
1 6.6

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

treaty port
  • Archaic
1 9.3

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

1 7.4

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

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

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

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

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

How Heavy

to lug
48 4.4
to tote
  • US
21 6.0
to port
  • Archaic
2 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.