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4.4
To move goods or people using a small vehicle with a closed back
  • verb
  • /væn/
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  • We need to van the supplies to the festival site before the crowd arrives.

Examples

  • "And when this place opened in 1971, I would van horses over to run until I got stalls.

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  • The movers will van the furniture to our new home tomorrow.

  • Can you van the boxes to the storage unit this afternoon?

Synonyms

to transport
vsto van
377 1.4

To move people or goods from one place to another, often by vehicle

involves using a specific smaller vehicle to move items not broad commercial service
to haul
vsto van
157 2.1

To carry something in a vehicle or over a long distance

focuses on moving items using a small enclosed vehicle not heavy loads
to truck
vsto van
  • US
28 2.6

To move goods by road in a large vehicle

uses a smaller enclosed vehicle to carry items locally
to trailer
vsto van
1 3.8

To pull something behind a vehicle for transport

carries things inside a smaller enclosed vehicle instead of towing them

Idioms

Rip van Winkle
  • Literature
1 9.9

A person who is unaware of changes after a long time away

Compounds

9 2.5

A large vehicle that carries furniture and boxes when people move to a new home

5 1.6

A van police use to carry people they have arrested

3 1.8

A van that carries goods to customers

2 2.3

A van that carries people rather than goods

Van Allen belt
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A ring of charged particles above Earth's atmosphere held by its magnetic field

1 3.6

A vehicle decorated and set up for a group to celebrate while traveling

1 6.9

A ring of charged particles held by Earth's magnetic field that surrounds the planet

3.5

A train car that carries passengers' bags

8.8

A carriage at the end of a train where the guard sits and luggage is kept

pedo van
  • Offensive
9.9

A plain van people think is used by someone who harms children

9.9

A plant that lives for many years with divided leaves and bright blue or white flowers native to Europe

A plant that lives many years with divided leaves and bright blue or white flowers in European woods

9.9

A rare long-lasting brain inflammation after measles in children and young adults that slowly gets worse and often causes death

8.9

A machine that makes strong static electricity so sparks fly and hair stands up

van der Waals forces
  • Specialized
6.6

Weak attractions between atoms or molecules caused by temporary shifts in electric charge

How Much

to ship
347 1.1
to haul
157 2.1
to van
4.4
to carry
1.0
move
167 1.0

Surface Forms

van infinitive
vanned past
vanned past participle
vanning present participle
vans third person singular

Etymology

The verb van comes from the noun van and simply means to 'carry' something in that vehicle, so to van your furniture is to move it by van.