Carry (Verb)
Meaning 1
Take further or advance; "carry a cause".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 3
Serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 4
Include, as on a list; "How many people are carried on the payroll?".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Meaning 5
Behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 6
Include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 7
Propel; "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 8
Have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence; "This new washer carries a two year guarantee"; "The loan carries a high interest rate"; "this undertaking carries many dangers"; "She carries her mother's genes"; "These bonds carry warrants"; "The restaurant carries an unusual name".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 9
Have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 10
Propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 11
Pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 12
Be equipped with (a mast or sail); "This boat can only carry a small sail".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 13
Be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 14
Win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 15
Sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry a tune".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 16
Drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry".
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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 17
Win in an election; "The senator carried his home state".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Meaning 18
Secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Meaning 19
Bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of; "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 20
Have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 21
Extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 22
Transfer (entries) from one account book to another.
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 23
Transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 24
Contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 25
Pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught to fetch and carry".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 26
Have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 27
Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 28
Continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 29
Have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Meaning 30
Bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 31
Cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 32
Be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Meaning 33
Capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 34
Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 35
Support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 36
Be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 37
Keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 38
Be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre".
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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 39
Compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 40
Be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.