transport vs float

float vs transport

transport and float both are nouns.

transport and float both are verbs.

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

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

transport: move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
float: set afloat

Other hyponyms of transport include sluice, ferry, wheelbarrow, raft, bus, pipe, freight, truck, rail, sledge, lighter, pick up, wheel, wheel around, carry over, advect, teleport.

transport (noun)	float (noun)
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials	an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
the act of moving something from one location to another	something that floats on the surface of water
something that serves as a means of transportation	a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder	an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes	a drink with ice cream floating in it
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion	the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
	the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

transport (verb)	float (verb)
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body	convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
send from one person or place to another	allow (currencies) to fluctuate
hold spellbound	make the surface of level or smooth
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances	put into the water
transport commercially	be in motion due to some air or water current
	be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
	set afloat
	move lightly, as if suspended
	circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with

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