The difference between Harbor and Oust
When used as verbs, harbor means to provide a harbor or safe place for, whereas oust means to expel.
Harbor is also noun with the meaning: shelter, refuge.
check bellow for the other definitions of Harbor and Oust
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Harbor as a noun (obsolete, uncountable):
Shelter, refuge.
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Harbor as a noun:
Any place of shelter.
Examples:
"The neighborhood is a well-known harbor for petty thieves."
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Harbor as a noun (obsolete):
A house of the zodiac, or the mansion of a heavenly body.
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Harbor as a noun:
A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may dock or anchor, especially for loading and unloading.
Examples:
"A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventurers come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world, and has something to give in return'' - [[q:Sarah Orne Jewett Sarah Orne Jewett]]"
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Harbor as a noun:
A mixing box for materials in glass-working.
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Harbor as a verb (transitive):
To provide a harbor or safe place for.
Examples:
"The docks, which once harbored tall ships, now harbor only petty thieves."
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Harbor as a verb (intransitive):
To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
Examples:
"The fleet harbored in the south."
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Harbor as a verb (transitive):
To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.
Examples:
"She harbors a conviction that her husband has a secret, criminal past."
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Oust as a verb (transitive):
To expel; to remove.
Examples:
"The protesters became so noisy that they were finally ousted from the meeting."