carry and transport share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. carry means “move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body”. transport means “something that serves as a means of transportation”. carry is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈkæɹi/
1.v.move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
“You must carry your camping gear”
2.v.have with oneself; have on one's person
“She always takes an umbrella”
3.v.transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
“Sound carries well over water”
| carry | transport | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkæɹi/ | /tɹænˈspɔɹt/ |
| Said | KAR-ee | tran-SPAWRT |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 5 | 9 |
| Parts of speech | verb, noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 41 | 11 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | transport | conveyance |
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/tɹænˈspɔɹt/
1.n.something that serves as a means of transportation
2.n.an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
3.n.the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials