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    [Verb]  | "port" 


    1: to turn or put (a helm) to the left —used chiefly as a command


    Origin: 1580 ;

     {see: |port:5|port:5};

    [Verb]  | "port" 


    1: to translate (software) into a version for another computer or operating system


    Origin: 1984 ;

     Perhaps from {see: |port:2|port:2} (hardware interface);

    [Noun]  | "port" | \ ˈpȯrt \


    1: a place where ships may ride secure from storms : haven

    2: a harbor town or city where ships may take on or discharge cargo

    3: airport


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English & Anglo-French, from Latin portus{mat|ford|};

    [Noun]  | "port" 


    1: gate

    2: an opening (as in a valve seat or valve face) for intake or exhaust of a fluid

    3: the area of opening in a cylinder face of a passageway for the working fluid in an engine; also : such a passageway


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English porte, from Anglo-French, gate, door, from Latin porta passage, gate; akin to Latin portus port;

    [Noun]  | "port" 


    1: the manner of bearing oneself

    2: state

    3: the position in which a military weapon is carried at the command port arms


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French, from porter to carry, from Latin portare;

    [Noun]  | "port" 


    1: the left side of a ship or aircraft looking forward —called also larboard


    Origin: circa 1544 ;

     Probably from {see: |port:1|port:1} or {see: |port:2|port:2};

    [Noun]  | "port" 


    1: a sweet fortified wine of rich taste and aroma made in Portugal; also : a similar wine made elsewhere


    Origin: circa 1626 ;

     Oporto, Portugal;

    [Noun]  | "free port" 


    1: an enclosed port or section of a port where goods are received and shipped free of customs duty


    Origin: 1530 ;

    [Noun]  | "home port" 


    1: the port from which a ship hails or from which it is documented


    Origin: 1794 ;

    [Geographical name]  | "Cinque Ports" | \ ˈsiŋk \


    1: group of seaports in southeastern England in Kent and Sussex

    [Noun]  | "ports" 


    1: a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships;


      * e.g., " ... the cruise ship stops at each port for one night only "



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    [Noun]  | "port" 


    1: a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships;


      * e.g., " ... the cruise ship stops at each port for one night only "



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    [Noun]  | "home ports" 


    1: as in seaports, containerports;


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     [ "ports" ]

    1: short for the ciggarette New Ports

      * e.g.,  ... common dawg, lemme bum a port from ya.. 

     [ "ports" ]

    1: pants that are to long to be shorts or shorts that are to short to be pants

      * e.g.,  ... I made my pants into ports 


     [ "ports" ]

    2: also see shants

     [ "port to port" ]

    1: A male who doesnt care who or where he puts his penis so long as he gets off.

      * e.g.,  ... Sailors are dirty beggers they put around port to port. 

     [ "port" ]

    1: Short for Newport, which is a brand of cigarette.

      * e.g.,  ... Damn I'm feenin.. you gotta port? 

     [ "Ported" ]

    1: When you light a cigarette with a another cigarette that happens to be a newport.

      * e.g.,  ... Rob: Yo, my cigs not lit. Can i light it with yours? Caroline: Sure man. Rob: Thanks Caroline: Lol, you just got ported. 

     [ "Port" ]

    1: In rowing terms, port can refer to a rower whose oar is on the left side of the boat. Ports are generally less attractive and powerful than their counterparts, starboards, and do not contribute nearly as much to the speed of the boat as starboards do. This is most likely because starboards are genetically superior due to the fact that when a champion mates with another champ (ahhhh), a starboard is born.

      * e.g.,  ... Starboard1: "Wow Kate is so hot and amazing at rowing, I can't believe that she's a port." 


     [ "Port" ]

    2: Studies have shown that port rowers are 30% more likely than starboards to fail in areas outside of rowing and are also 13% less likely to find true happiness or fulfillment in life.

      * e.g.,  ... Starboard2: "Actually, that's because Kate is a starboard!" 

     [ "port" ]

    1: To move something to another version.

      * e.g.,  ... I ported the mod from Invision Power Board to vBulletin. 

     [ "Port" ]

    1: Short for Newport, a menthol cigarette that is popular because it is known to boost your high when you smoke weed.

      * e.g.,  ... Stoner 1:"Hey, can I bum a cigarette?" 

     [ "porte" ]

    1: Pronounced “Port ay” A wholeeee bitch. Porte the kinda guy that plays PC and sucks at it. He’s the kinda guy that would say “All these games and you still played me.” He wishes he could be an Aguilar

      * e.g.,  ... Porte: Dang My K/D is a 0.01 

     [ "Porting" ]

    1: Used to describe when content from one video-game is converted over to another. This is considered illegal, as it is seen as giving away free game content to people who might not own the game. See warez.

      * e.g.,  ... Nerd 1: Hmm, this shotgun sound from Half-Life 2 will go perfect in Fallout 3! Then, when it's done, I'll put it up for download on my favorite site! Nerd 2: You can't do that, that's porting! 

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