to van
- verb
- /væn/
- We need to van the supplies to the festival site before the crowd arrives.
Examples
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"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.
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Can you van the boxes to the storage unit this afternoon?
Synonyms
To move people or goods from one place to another, often by vehicle
To carry something in a vehicle or over a long distance
To move goods by road in a large vehicle
To pull something behind a vehicle for transport
Idioms
Compounds
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A ring of charged particles above Earth's atmosphere held by its magnetic field
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A ring of charged particles held by Earth's magnetic field that surrounds the planet
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A plant that lives for many years with divided leaves and bright blue or white flowers native to Europe
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A plant that lives many years with divided leaves and bright blue or white flowers in European woods
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A rare long-lasting brain inflammation after measles in children and young adults that slowly gets worse and often causes death
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A machine that makes strong static electricity so sparks fly and hair stands up
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Weak attractions between atoms or molecules caused by temporary shifts in electric charge
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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.