VAN

noun

1. A covered vehicle used for carrying goods or people, usually roughly cuboid in shape, longer and higher than a car but smaller than a truck/lorry.
2. An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods.
3. A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.

verb

1. To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses).
2. (used in passive voice) Of law enforcement: to arrest (not necessarily in a van; derived from party van).