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Carry| Noun | 1. | carry - the act of carrying somethingbackpacking, packing - carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts" portage - carrying boats and supplies overland porterage - the transportation of burdens by porters | | | Verb | 1. | carry - 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"carry - pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province" shoulder - carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden" port - carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; "port a rifle" carry - propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence" bear - move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders" return - make a return; "return a kickback" pipe in - bring in through pipes; "We have to pip in oil" port - carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be ported easily" porter - carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists" pack - carry, as on one's back; "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain" cart - transport something in a cart fly - transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America" haul - transport in a vehicle; "haul stones from the quarry in a truck"; "haul vegetables to the market" lug, tote, tug - carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" | | | 2. | carry - 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"feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" carry - 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" | | | 3. | carry - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"convey, express, carry - serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger" bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" wash up - carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide washed up the corpse" pipe in - bring in through pipes; "Music was piped into the offices" bring in - transmit; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine" carry - be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house" | | | 4. | carry - serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"measure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?" channel, transmit, carry, conduct, convey - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" | | | 5. | carry - 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"hold up, support, sustain, hold - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" carry - compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time" carry - keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years" | | | 6. | carry - support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"stoop - carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward; "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane" piggyback - support on the back and shoulders; "He piggybacked her child so she could see the show" deport, comport, acquit, behave, conduct, bear, carry - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" deport, comport, acquit, behave, conduct, bear, carry - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" | | | 7. | carry - contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"include - have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers" contain, hold, take - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" retain - hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time" | | | 8. | carry - extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"effect - act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change" | | | 9. | carry - continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"continue - exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" prolong, protract, draw out, extend - lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" extend - prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan" | | | 10. | carry - be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"involve, imply - have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes" carry - 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" | | | 11. | carry - win in an election; "The senator carried his home state"win - be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game" carry - be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match" persuade, sway, carry - win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" | | | 12. | carry - include, as on a list; "How many people are carried on the payroll?"include - consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits" | | | 13. | carry - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"carry, bear, hold - support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" carry, bear, hold - support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" fluster - be flustered; behave in a confused manner act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" put forward, assert - insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!" deal - behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees" walk around - behave in a certain manner or have certain properties; "He walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around with this strange boyfriend" posture, pose - behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself" | | | 14. | carry - have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" | | | 15. | carry - 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"disseminate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, broadcast, circularise, circularize, disperse, spread, propagate, distribute - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" | | | 16. | carry - propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" | | | 17. | carry - pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province"carry, transport - 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" | | | 18. | carry - 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"feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" carry - be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison" | | | 19. | carry - be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"channel, transmit, carry, conduct, convey - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" range - have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun; "This gun ranges over two miles" | | | 20. | carry - keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years"maintain, sustain, keep - supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep" carry - 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" | | | 21. | carry - 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"have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" carry, pack, take - 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" | | | 22. | carry - win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"carry - win in an election; "The senator carried his home state" act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" | | | 23. | carry - compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time"carry - 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" | | | 24. | carry - take further or advance; "carry a cause" | | | 25. | carry - have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars"bear - have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature" | | | 26. | carry - capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"appropriate, conquer, seize, capture - take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" | | | 27. | carry - transfer (entries) from one account book to anothercarry - 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" transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" | | | 28. | carry - 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"transfer, shift - move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" post, carry - transfer (entries) from one account book to another | | | 29. | carry - pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught to fetch and carry"follow - to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" | | | 30. | carry - bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"carry - be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre" farm, raise, produce, grow - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" | | | 31. | carry - propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"carry, transport - 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" propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" | | | 32. | carry - drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry" | | | 33. | carry - be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"nourish, nurture, sustain - provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" carry - bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives" | | | 34. | carry - have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"carry - cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green" feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" | | | 35. | carry - cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes carry - have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" | | | 36. | carry - secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily"carry - be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match" obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?" | | | 37. | carry - be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match"win - be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game" carry - win in an election; "The senator carried his home state" carry - secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily" | | | 38. | carry - sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry a tune"perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" | | | 39. | carry - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"expect - look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March" | |
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