transport vs carry

transport and carry both are nouns.

transport and carry both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transport	Yes	No	Yes	No
carry	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, carry is a hyponym of transport; that is, carry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transport:

transport: the act of moving something from one location to another
carry: the act of carrying something

Other hyponyms of transport include transshipment, airlift, lift, connection, connexion, bringing, delivery, drive, lighterage, relocation, resettlement, teleportation.

As verbs, transport and carry are synonyms defined as:

transport and carry: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

transport (noun)	carry (noun)
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials	the act of carrying something
the act of moving something from one location to another
something that serves as a means of transportation
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

transport (verb)	carry (verb)
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body	be pregnant with
send from one person or place to another	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
hold spellbound	continue or extend
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances	include, as on a list
transport commercially	sing or play against other voices or parts
	serve as a means for expressing something
	pass on a communication
	win in an election
	secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
	cover a certain distance or advance beyond
	have a certain range
	be successful in
	drink alcohol without showing ill effects
	be able to feed
	support or hold in a certain manner
	move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
	propel
	bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
	propel or give impetus to
	include as the content; broadcast or publicize
	bear (a crop)
	transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
	pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
	transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
	have on hand
	capture after a fight
	have on the surface or on the skin
	transfer (entries) from one account book to another
	extend to a certain degree
	win approval or support for
	compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
	take further or advance
	have with oneself; have on one's person
	be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
	contain or hold; have within
	be equipped with (a mast or sail)
	have or possess something abstract
	have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
	keep up with financial support
	be conveyed over a certain distance

transport vs carry

transport and carry both are nouns.

transport and carry both are verbs.

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