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transport vs fly

fly vs transport

transport and fly both are nouns.

transport is not an adjective while fly is an adjective.

transport and fly both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transport Yes No Yes No
fly Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, fly is a hyponym of transport; that is, fly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transport:
  • transport: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
  • fly: transport by aeroplane
Other hyponyms of transport include shoulder, port, bear, bucket, return, pipe in, port, porter, pack, cart, haul, lug, tote, tug, drive, motor, chariot, bring, convey, take.
transport (noun) fly (noun)
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
the act of moving something from one location to another two-winged insects characterized by active flight
something that serves as a means of transportation an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
transport (adjective) fly (adjective)
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
transport (verb) fly (verb)
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body decrease rapidly and disappear
send from one person or place to another change quickly from one emotional state to another
hold spellbound transport by aeroplane
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances hit a fly
transport commercially travel through the air; be airborne
operate an airplane
move quickly or suddenly
run away quickly
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
travel in an airplane
pass away rapidly
cause to fly or float
be dispersed or disseminated
display in the air or cause to float
Difference between transport and fly

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