transport

/tran(t)s-ˈpȯrt/

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French transporter, from Latin transportare, from trans- + portare to carry

verb

  1. to transfer or convey from one place to another

  2. to carry away with strong and often intensely pleasant emotion

  3. to send to a penal colony overseas

transporting ions across a living membrane

banish exile deport transport mean to remove by authority from a state or country. banish implies compulsory removal from a country not necessarily one's own. exile may imply compulsory removal or an enforced or voluntary absence from one's own country.

noun

  1. an act or process of transporting : transportation

  2. a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment

  3. a vehicle (such as a truck or airplane) used to transport persons or goods

ecstasy rapture transport mean intense exaltation of mind and feelings. ecstasy and rapture both suggest a state of trance or near immobility produced by an overpowering emotion. ecstasy may apply to any strong emotion (such as joy, fear, rage, adoration). rapture usually implies intense bliss or beatitude.

noun

  1. a roadside restaurant frequented chiefly by truck drivers