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ported

USPOR-tid/ˈpoɹ.tɪd/UKPAW-tid/ˈpɔːtɪd/

3 meanings of ported

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of port. Use this form for something that already happened.

    The team ported the app to phones this year.

    They ported all the old files to the new computer.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Made with openings or sockets, called ports, that let things connect or pass through.

    The new speaker box is ported, so the bass sounds deeper.

    He bought a ported barrel to reduce the gun's kick.

    Similarvented

    Oppositesealed

  3. 3
    adjectiveobsolete
    Having gates, like the entrances in an old town wall.
    We took the sevenfold-ported Thebes.
    [1611?], Homer, The Iliads of Homer Prince of PoetsHere, ported means having gates, so the city had seven gates.
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ported is a form of port

port, verb: To change a program so it can run on a different device or system. Full entry

Forms
portports he/she/itporting -ing formported past tense, past participle
Spelling
port → ported: add -ed

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