freight

¹freight

noun, often attributive \ˈfrāt\

Definition of FREIGHT

1

a : the compensation paid for the transportation of goods

b : cost <help pay the freight>

2

a : goods to be shipped : cargo

b : load, burden

c : meaning 3, significance

3

a : the ordinary transportation of goods by a common carrier and distinguished from express

b : a train designed or used for such transportation

Examples of FREIGHT

1. trains that carry both passengers and freight
2. The freight arrived by steamboat.
3. The order was shipped by freight.

Origin of FREIGHT

Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vracht, vrecht

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to FREIGHT

Synonyms

burden, cargo, draft, load, haul, lading, loading, payload, weight

Related Words

consignment; boatload, carload, shipload, trainload, truckload, wagonload; ballast, deadweight; overload, surcharge; bale, bundle, pack, package, packet, parcel, shipment; manifest; body, bulk, mass

Other Railroad Terms

cowcatcher, cupola, gauge, vestibule, yard

Rhymes with FREIGHT

ait, bait, bate, blate, cate, crate, date, eight, fate, fete, gait, gate, grate, great, haet, hate, late, mate, pate, plait, plate, prate, quoit, rate, sate, skate, slate, spate, state, straight, strait, teth, trait, wait, weight

²freight

transitive verb

Definition of FREIGHT

1

a : to load with goods for transportation

b : burden, charge <freighted with memories>

2

: to transport or ship by freight

Examples of FREIGHT

1. <it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane>

First Known Use of FREIGHT

15th century

Related to FREIGHT

Synonyms

burden, encumber, load, lade, laden, lumber, saddle, weight

Antonyms

disburden, discharge, disencumber, unburden, unlade, unload

Related Words

clog, clutter, fill, pack; heap, mound, pile, stack; press, weigh; strain, tax; overburden, overload, overtax, surcharge; hamper, handicap; afflict, oppress

Near Antonyms

alleviate, ease, lighten, relieve