noun

• (British) An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods, such as a boxcar/box van.
• (dated) A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.
• (aerospace) A large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved.
  "Designed to be fully mobile and self-contained, the complete equipment includes an air-conditioned van containing all necessary electronic gear and a flat bed trailer in which missiles, jet engines and other large assemblies may be cleaned."

verb

• (transitive) To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses).
  "I have to have a license to own them, a license to train them, my jockey has to have a license to ride them, the van company must have a license to van them, and the black shoe man must have a license to shoe them."
• (Internet slang, used in passive voice) Of law enforcement: to arrest (not necessarily in a van; derived from party van).
  "One Anon explained the reason for this, saying: "As for the domains, they were transferred to Ryan after some of us got vanned so he can keep the network up. What he did certainly wasn't the plan." (Getting "vanned" refers to getting picked up by the police.)"

noun

• (mining) A shovel used in cleansing ore.

verb

• (mining) To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel.