Carry
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of carrying something
verb
(2) Be pregnant with
"She is bearing his child"
"The are expecting another child in January"
"I am carrying his child"
(3) Continue or extend
"The civil war carried into the neighboring province"
"The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
(4) Sing or play against other voices or parts
"He cannot carry a tune"
(5) Serve as a means for expressing something
"The painting of Mary carries motherly love"
"His voice carried a lot af anger"
(6) Pass on a communication
"The news was carried to every village in the province"
(7) Win in an election
"The senator carried his home state"
(8) Secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
"The motion carried easily"
(9) Cover a certain distance or advance beyond
"The drive carried to the green"
(10) Have a certain range
"This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
(11) Be able to feed
"This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
(12) Drink alcohol without showing ill effects
"He can hold his liquor"
"He had drunk more than he could carry"
(13) 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"
(14) Propel, "Carry the ball"
"Dribble the ball"
(15) 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"
(16) Support or hold in a certain manner
"She holds her head high"
"He carried himself upright"
(17) Bear (a crop)
"This land does not carry olives"
(18) 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"
(19) Pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
"The dog was taught to fetch and carry"
(20) Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
"Sound carries well over water"
"The airwaves carry the sound"
"Many metals conduct heat"
(21) Have on hand
"Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
(22) Capture after a fight
"The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
(23) Behave in a certain manner
"She carried herself well"
"He bore himself with dignity"
"They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
(24) Compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
"I resent having to carry her all the time"
(25) Extend to a certain degree
"Carry too far"
"She carries her ideas to the extreme"
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Etymology
carrien from (modern French: charrier). Replaced native ferien "to carry, transport, convey" (from ferian) and aberen "to carry, bear, endure" (from āberan).
Verb
- To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- To stock or supply (something).
- The corner drugstore doesn't carry his favorite brand of aspirin.
- To adopt (something); take (something) over.
- I think I can carry Smith's work while she is out.
- To adopt or resolve upon, especially in a deliberative assembly; as, to carry a motion.
- In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
- Five and nine are fourteen; carry the one to the tens place.
- To have or maintain (something).
- Always carry sufficient insurance to protect against a loss.
- To be transmitted; to travel.
- The sound of the bells carried for miles on the wind.
- to capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding
Synonyms
- (lift and bring to somewhere else): bear, move, transport
- (stock, supply): have, keep, stock, supply
- (adopt): adopt, take on, take over
- (have, maintain): have, maintain
- (be transmitted, travel): be transmitted, travel
Antonyms
- (in arithmetic): borrow (the equivalent reverse procedure in the inverse operation of subtraction)