| port | |
| 1. n. A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. | |
| 2. n. A town or city containing such a place, a port city. | |
| 3. n. (nautical) The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Port does not change based on the orientation of the person aboard the craft. | |
| 4. adj. (nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel. | |
| on the port side | |
| 5. v. (nautical, transitive, chiefly imperative) To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; said of the helm. | |
| Port your helm! | |
| 6. n. (now Scotland, historical) An entryway or gate. | |
| 7. n. An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole. | |
| 8. n. (curling, bowls) A space between two stones wide enough for a delivered stone or bowl to pass through. | |
| 9. n. An opening where a connection (such as a pipe) is made. | |
| 10. n. (computing) A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred. (pedialite, Computer port (hardware)) | |
| 11. n. (computing) A female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted. | |
| 12. v. To carry, bear, or transport. See porter. | |
| 13. v. (military) To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lays diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the s | |
| Port arms! | |
| 14. v. (computing, video games) To adapt, modify, or create a new version of, a program so that it works on a different platform. (pedialite, Porting, Porting (computing)) | |
| 15. v. (telephony) To carry or transfer an existing telephone number from one telephone service provider to another. | |
| 16. v. (US, government and law) To transfer a voucher or subsidy from one jurisdiction to another. | |
| 17. n. Something used to carry a thing, especially a frame for wicks in candle-making. | |
| 18. n. (archaic) The manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage. See also portance. | |
| 19. n. (military) The position of a weapon when ported; a rifle position executed by throwing the weapon diagonally across the front of the body, with the right hand grasping the small of the stock and the b | |
| 20. n. (computing) A program that has been adapted, modified, or recoded so that it works on a different platform from the one for which it was created; the act of this adapting. | |
| Gamers can't wait until a port of the title is released on the new system. | |
| The latest port of the database software is the worst since we made the changeover. | |
| 21. n. (computing, BSD) A set of files used to build and install a binary executable file from the source code of an application. | |
| 22. n. A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal. | |
| 23. n. (Australia, Queensland, northern New South Wales, and elsewhere, colloquial) A suitcase, particularly a schoolbag. | |
