PORTAGE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word portage. (close relations)
Definition of PORTAGE
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| bear | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws • an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price verb • have • maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) • cause to be born • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • move while holding up or supporting • bring forth • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • contain or hold; have within • bring in • have on one's person • behave in a certain manner • have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices • support or hold in a certain manner • be pregnant with | ||||||||
| carry | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of carrying something verb • move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body • have with oneself; have on one's person • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission • serve as a means for expressing something • bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of • support or hold in a certain manner • contain or hold; have within • extend to a certain degree • continue or extend • be necessarily associated with or result in or involve • win in an election • include, as on a list • behave in a certain manner • have on hand • include as the content; broadcast or publicize • propel • pass on a communication • have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence • be conveyed over a certain distance • keep up with financial support • have or possess something abstract • be equipped with (a mast or sail) • win approval or support for • compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance • take further or advance • have on the surface or on the skin • capture after a fight • transfer (entries) from one account book to another • transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication • pursue a line of scent or be a bearer • bear (a crop) • propel or give impetus to • drink alcohol without showing ill effects • be able to feed • have a certain range • cover a certain distance or advance beyond • secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions) • be successful in • sing or play against other voices or parts • be pregnant with | ||||||||
| convey | verbv | |||||||
verb • (of information) make known; pass on • serve as a means for expressing something • transfer to another • transmit a title or property • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission • take something or somebody with oneself somewhere • go or come after and bring or take back | ||||||||
| haul | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of drawing or hauling something • the quantity that was caught verb • draw slowly or heavily • transport in a vehicle | ||||||||
| lug | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast • ancient Celtic god • a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something • marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait verb • carry with difficulty • obstruct | ||||||||
| move | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of deciding to do something • the act of changing your residence or place of business • a change of position that does not entail a change of location • the act of changing location from one place to another • (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game verb • change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically • cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense • move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion • change residence, affiliation, or place of employment • follow a procedure or take a course • be in a state of action • go or proceed from one point to another • perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon • give an incentive for action • arouse sympathy or compassion in • dispose of by selling • progress by being changed • live one's life in a specified environment • have a turn; make one's move in a game • propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting | ||||||||
| shoulder | nounn | |||||||
noun • the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm • a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg • a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula • the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder • a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road verb • lift onto one's shoulders • push with the shoulders • carry a burden, either real or metaphoric | ||||||||
| totter | verbv | |||||||
verb • move without being stable, as if threatening to fall • walk unsteadily, with short steps • move unsteadily, with a rocking motion | ||||||||
| transport | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something that serves as a means of transportation • an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes • the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials • a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion • a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder • the act of moving something from one location to another verb • move something or somebody around; usually over long distances • move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body • hold spellbound • transport commercially • send from one person or place to another | ||||||||
