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to freight

to freight

3 3.9
To send goods by ship, train, or plane
  • verb
  • /freɪt/
translation icon : transportar
  • After the order was placed, they arranged to freight the supplies by air to meet the deadline.

Examples

  • She agreed to freight the cargo to the overseas customer promptly.

  • The company will freight the new products to retailers across the country next week.

  • I'm freighting dynamite.

    On the Road (2012)

  • A clothesline hung along one side of the porch, freighted with white cotton socks, striped bath towels, T-shirts, and stretched-out underpants.

    Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

to deliver
vsto freight
933 1.0

To bring letters or goods to a person, a place

emphasizes the full commercial movement of goods between locations
to ship
vsto freight
347 1.1

To send goods to another place, often by truck, plane or boat

focuses specifically on commercial movement rather than general sending
to ferry
vsto freight
29 2.0

To carry people or goods across water regularly, often by boat

focuses on commercial transport overall rather than regular crossing
to truck
vsto freight
  • US
28 2.6

To move goods by road in a large vehicle

applies to commercial movement across all transport types
to ship out
vsto freight
20 3.5

To send goods to customers by mail or truck

refers to final dispatch rather than general commercial transport
to air-freight
vsto freight
  • Specialized
1 4.2

To send goods by plane for fast delivery

is the general commercial transport term covering all modes
to barge
vsto freight
1 4.7

To move goods or people by a large flat boat on water

is the broader commercial term across sea air and land transport
to railroad
vsto freight
  • Archaic
2.1

To send people or goods by train

is broader covering commercial transport by any method

Antonyms

to receive
∞ 1.0

To get something that someone gives you

Idioms

to pay the freight
  • Informal
1 8.1

To accept the cost or bad result of something

to pay one's own freight
8.5

Cover your own costs without help

Phrasal Verbs

to air-freight
  • Specialized
1 4.2

To send goods by plane for fast delivery

Compounds

freight train
20 2.8

A long train that carries goods instead of people

freight elevator
  • US
8 3.4

A large lift that moves goods like boxes or pallets between floors

freight car
  • US
4 3.2

A vehicle on a train that carries goods like boxes or crates

freight rate
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A charge for moving goods by truck, ship, or plane

freight agent
1 5.0

A person who organizes and checks the arrival and delivery of goods for a shipping company

air freight service
3.7

A service that sends goods by plane between places

freight liner
  • UK
5.2

A long fast train that carries goods between factories and ports

How Much

to ship
347 1.1
to freight
3 3.9
to haul
157 2.1
to truck
  • US
28 2.6
cart
297 1.0
to carry
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

freight infinitive
freighted past
freighted past participle
freighting present participle
freights third person singular

Etymology

Freight comes from old Germanic words like Fracht and vracht, which meant 'cargo' or 'load' in German and Dutch and were used for goods moved by ship or wagon. So, to freight something is to send or carry it as cargo, especially for trade.