porter — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
- carry verb To hold something and move it from one place to another.
- port noun A town or harbour where ships load, unload, or shelter.
- porter noun A person employed to carry luggage or goods, especially at a station, airport, or hotel.
- wear verb To have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.
Senses
porter is used for these senses in English:
- Porter A surname originating as an occupation.
- bear (transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
- carry (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- port (nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.
- port (nautical, aviation, uncountable) The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.
- port (also, networking) A number that delimits a connection for specific processes or parts of a network service.
- port (transitive, computing, video games) To adapt, modify, or recode to work on a different platform.
- porter (countable, uncountable, beer) A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.
bear — full definition
- noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
- noun An investor who expects prices to fall and sells accordingly; used as an adjective for a falling market.
- verb To carry, support, or endure something.
- verb To give birth to (a child), or to produce (fruit, etc.).
carry — full definition
- verb To hold something and move it from one place to another.
- verb To have something on your person, such as a weapon, illness, or item.
- verb To be responsible for a large share of a team's success.
- verb To be pregnant with (a child).
- verb In arithmetic, to transfer a surplus digit to the next column when adding.