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| freight [ frayt ] |
noun (plural freights) |
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1. goods for transportation: goods or cargo carried by a commercial means of transportation
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2. common class of transportation: the ordinary method or class of commercial transportation for goods, slower and cheaper than express
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3. charge for carrying goods: a charge paid for the transportation of goods
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4. U.S. rail
Same as freight train
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5. burden: a load or burden
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literary
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transitive verb (past and past participle freight·ed, present participle freight·ing, 3rd person present singular freights) |
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1. transport goods: to send or transport goods or cargo by commercial carrier
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2. load vehicle with cargo: to load a ship, train, aircraft, or vehicle with goods or cargo to be transported
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3. burden something or somebody: to load something or somebody with something such as feeling, significance, or emotion
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literary
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usually passive
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| [15th century. < Middle Low German or Middle Dutch vrecht] |
