Carry

Noun1.carry - the act of carrying something
transfer, transferral, transportation, conveyance - the act of transporting something from one location to another
backpacking, packing - carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"
fireman's carry - the act of carrying a person over your shoulder
portage - carrying boats and supplies overland
porterage - the transportation of burdens by porters
Verb1.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"
bucket - carry in a bucket
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"
chariot - transport in a chariot
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"
retransmit - transmit again
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?"
communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
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"
balance, poise - hold or carry in equilibrium
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"
encircle, environ, surround, circle, round, ring - be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
hold in, enclose, confine - close in or confine
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"
communicate, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"
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"
counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, compensate, correct - adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
24.carry - take further or advance; "carry a cause"
encourage, promote, further, boost, advance - contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
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 another
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 - 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"
farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
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"
booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
33.carry - be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
farm animal, livestock, stock - not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit
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"
birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
expect - look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"

 

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