transport vs dispatch

dispatch vs transport

transport and dispatch both are nouns.

transport and dispatch both are verbs.

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

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

transport: transport commercially
dispatch: send away towards a designated goal

Other hyponyms of transport include barge, railroad, despatch, send off, forward, send on.

transport (noun)	dispatch (noun)
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials	the act of sending off something
the act of moving something from one location to another	killing a person or animal
something that serves as a means of transportation	the property of being prompt and efficient
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder	an official report (usually sent in haste)
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)	dispatch (verb)
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body	kill without delay
send from one person or place to another	send away towards a designated goal
hold spellbound	complete or carry out
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances	kill intentionally and with premeditation
transport commercially	dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently

Difference between transport and dispatch

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