(1):
(v. t.) To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.
(2):
(v. t.) A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.
(3):
(v. i.) To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.
(4):
(v. t.) A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls.
(5):
(v. t.) A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.