"port" meaning in English

See port in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /poʊrt/ Audio: en-uk-a port.ogg [UK], en-us-port.ogg [US] Forms: port [singular], ports [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A port is a place for ships to stop to trade or refuel. Synonyms: harbor
    Sense id: simple-port-en-noun-dbBuepep
  2. A port is a socket in a computer where a device can be plugged in.
    Sense id: simple-port-en-noun-GWb8xIx0 Categories (other): Computing

Verb

IPA: /poʊrt/ Audio: en-uk-a port.ogg [UK], en-us-port.ogg [US] Forms: port [canonical], ports [third-person, singular], ported [past], ported [past, participle], porting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a ship ports, it turns to a port.
    Sense id: simple-port-en-verb-fym-AJqc
  2. If you port a software, you transfer it from one system to another.
    Sense id: simple-port-en-verb-EipqbVHU Categories (other): Computing
  3. If you port your weapon, you carry it diagonally across the body with the barrel near the left shoulder.
    Sense id: simple-port-en-verb-Y-Mpa3Wx Categories (other): Military
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