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   carry

   /ˈkari/

   verb

   • 1. support and move (someone or something) from one place to another: "medics were carrying a wounded man on a stretcher" Similar conveytransfermovetakebringbearshiftswitchfetchtransportinformal:cartlughumpschleptote
   • ▪ transport, conduct, or transmit: "the train service carries 20,000 passengers daily" Similar transportconveytransmitmovehandletransmitconductpass onrelaycommunicateconveyimpartbeardispatchbeamdisseminatespreadcirculatediffuse
   • ▪ have on one's person: "he was killed for the money he was carrying"
   • ▪ be infected with (a disease) and liable to transmit it to others: "ticks can carry a nasty disease which affects humans" Similar transmitconductpass onrelaycommunicateconveyimpartbeardispatchbeamdisseminatespreadcirculatediffuse
   • 2. support the weight of: "the bridge is capable of carrying even the heaviest loads" Similar supportsustainstandprop upshore upbolsterunderpinbuttress
   • ▪ be pregnant with: "she was carrying twins" Similar be pregnant withbearexpecttechnical:be gravid with
   • ▪ stand and move in a specified way: "she carried herself straight and with assurance" Similar conductbearholdactbehaveperformacquitrare:comportdeport
   • 3. (of a sound, ball, missile, etc.) reach a specified point: "his voice carried clearly across the room" Similar be audibletravelreachbe transmitted
   • ▪ (of a gun or similar weapon) propel (a missile) to a specified distance.
   • ▪ take or develop (an idea or activity) to a specified point: "he carried the criticism much further"
   • 4. assume or accept (responsibility or blame): "they must carry management responsibility for the mess they have got the company into" Similar undertakeacceptassumebearshouldersupportsustaintake ontake uptake on oneselfmanagehandledeal withget to grips withturn one's hand to
   • ▪ be responsible for the effectiveness of: "they relied on dialogue to carry the plot"
   • 5. have as a feature or consequence: "being a combat sport, karate carries with it the risk of injury" Similar entailinvolvelead toresult inoccasionhave as a consequencehaverequiredemand
   • ▪ (of a newspaper or a television or radio station) publish or broadcast: "the paper carried a detailed account of the current crisis" Similar publishprintcommunicategivereleasedistributespreaddisseminatebroadcasttransmit
   • ▪ (of a shop) keep a regular stock of (goods for sale): "550 shops carry the basic range" Similar sellstockkeepkeep in stockofferhave for salehaveretailmarketsupplytrade indeal intraffic inpeddlehawk
   • ▪ be known or marked by: "the product does not carry the swallow symbol" Similar displaybearexhibitshowpresentset forthbe marked withhave
   • 6. approve (a proposed measure) by a majority of votes: "the resolution was carried by a two-to-one majority" Similar approvevote foracceptendorseratifyauthorizemandatesupportbackupholdagree toconsent toassent toacquiesce inconcur inaccede togive one's blessing toblessgive one's seal/stamp of approval torubber-stampsay yes toinformal:give the go-ahead togive the green light togive the OK toOKgive the thumbs up togive the nod tobuyOpposite reject
   • ▪ persuade (others) to support one's policy: "he could not carry the cabinet" Similar win overswayprevail onconvincepersuadeinfluenceaffecthave an effect onhave an impact onimpact onmotivatestimulatedrivetouchreach
   • ▪ gain (a state or district) in an election. North American Similar wincapturegainsecureeffecttakeaccomplishOpposite lose
   • 7. transfer (a figure) to an adjacent column during an arithmetical operation (e.g. when a column of digit adds up to more than ten).

   noun

   • 1. an act of carrying something from one place to another: "we did a carry of equipment from the camp"
   • ▪ an act of running or rushing with the ball.
   • ▪ the practice of keeping a gun on one's person: North American "this pistol is the right choice for on-duty or off-duty carry"
   • ▪ a place between navigable waters over which boats or supplies had to be carried. historical North American
   • ▪ the transfer of a figure into an adjacent column (or the equivalent part of a computer memory) during an arithmetical operation.
   • 2. the range of a gun or similar weapon.
   • ▪ the distance a ball travels before reaching the ground.
   • 3. the maintenance of an investment position in a securities market, especially with regard to the costs or profits accruing: "if other short-term interest rates are higher than the current yield, the bond is said to involve a negative carry"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French carier, based on Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.

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   CARRY definition: 1. to hold something or someone with your hands, arms, or on your back and transport it, him, or…. Learn more.

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   42 meanings: 1. to take or bear (something) from one place to another 2. to transfer for consideration; take 3. to have on.... Click for more definitions.

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   When you carry something, you hold it and take it somewhere. When you live in a walk-up apartment, you have to carry bags of groceries up several flights of stairs.

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   carry somebody His moving speech was enough to carry the audience. carry something He nodded in agreement, and she saw she had carried her point. Topics Opinion and argument c2; have label/message [transitive] carry something to have a particular label attached; to give a particular message or piece of information. Cigarettes carry a health ...

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   What is the difference between carry and convey?

   • 51. 52. SYNONYMS 1. carry, convey, transport, transmit imply taking or sending something from one place to another. carry means to take by means of the hands, a vehicle, etc.: to carry a book; The boat carried a heavy load. convey means to take by means of a nonhuman carrier: The wheat was conveyed to market by train.

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   What does it mean if you carry yourself in a particular way?

   • If you carry yourself in a particular way, you walk and move in that way. They carried themselves with great pride and dignity. [VERB pronoun-reflexive preposition/adverb] If a woman is carrying a child, she is pregnant. She claims to be able to predict whether you're carrying a boy or a girl.

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   What does carry mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of CARRY is to move while supporting : transport. How to use carry in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if a person carries a disease?

   • [transitive] carry something if a person, an insect, etc. carries a disease, they have already caught it and might spread it to others although they might not become ill themselves Ticks can carry a nasty disease which affects humans. [transitive] carry something in your head/mind to be able to remember something

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   What does it mean to carry something in your head?

   • [transitive] carry something in your head/mind to be able to remember something [transitive] carry something to support the weight of something A road bridge has to carry a lot of traffic. The roof is designed to carry huge loads of snow. [transitive] carry something to accept responsibility for something; to suffer the results of something

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   What does it mean if something carries a person?

   • If something carries a person or thing somewhere, it takes them there. Flowers are designed to attract insects which then carry the pollen from plant to plant. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] The delegation was carrying a message of thanks to the president. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] The ship could carry seventy passengers. [VERB noun]

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   of pipes/wires; 3 [transitive] carry something to contain and direct the flow of water, electricity, etc. a pipeline carrying oil The veins carry blood to the heart.; disease; 4 [transitive] carry something if a person, an insect, etc. carries a disease, they are infected with it and might spread it to others although they might not become sick themselves Ticks can carry a nasty disease which ...