Etymology

Verb

1. To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
2. To stock or supply (something).

   The corner drugstore doesn't carry his favorite brand of aspirin.

3. To adopt (something); take (something) over.

   I think I can carry Smith's work while she is out.

4. To adopt or resolve upon, especially in a deliberative assembly; as, to carry a motion.
5. 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.

6. To have or maintain (something).

   Always carry sufficient insurance to protect against a loss.

7. To be transmitted; to travel.

   The sound of the bells carried for miles on the wind.

8. 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)

Noun

1. A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.

   Adjust your carry from time to time so that you don't tire too quickly.

2. The bit or digit that is carried in an addition.