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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’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What does carry mean?

   • 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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   What does carries mean in a sentence?

   • carry something + adv./prep. The veins carry blood to the heart. Canals were built to carry water from the Snake River to Milner Dam in 1905. [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

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   What do you mean by carry something out?

   • carry something outCommitments have been made with very little intention of carrying them out. carry something throughThe state announced a clear-cut policy and set out to carry it through. carry yourselfThey carried themselves with great pride and dignity. bear, convey, lug, transport. tote. schlep. bear, bring, convey, fetch, take, transport.

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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 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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   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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   • Carry: Arabic Translation

     CARRY translate: يَحْمِل, يَحْمِل, يَنْقُل, يَنْقُل,...

   • Carry: French Translation

     CARRY translate: porter, transporter, transporter, être...

   • Carry: Russian Translation

     CARRY translate: нести , нести, везти , носить с собой ,...

   • Carry: Italian Translation

     CARRY translate: portare, avere con sé, portare,...

   • Carry: Thai Translation

     CARRY translate: พาไป; อุ้ม, เดินทาง; เป็นสื่อนำ, ค้ำจุน,...

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   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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   The meaning of CARRY is to move while supporting : transport. How to use carry in a sentence.

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   Carry definition: to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport. See examples of CARRY used in a sentence.

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   1. To hold or support while moving; bear: carried the baby in my arms; carrying a heavy backpack. 2. a. To move or take from one place to another; transport: a train carrying freight; a courier carrying messages. b. Chiefly Southern US To escort or accompany. 3.

   Noun	1.
   1.	carry - move while supporting, either in ...
   2.	carry - have with oneself; have on one's ...
   3.	carry - transmit or serve as the medium ...
   4.	carry - serve as a means for expressing ...

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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. You carry armfuls of books home from the library, or carry your new puppy when she gets tired on a long walk.