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Quick definitions from WordNet (carry)
▸ noun: the act of carrying something
▸ verb: continue or extend
▸ verb: capture after a fight
▸ verb: have on the surface or on the skin ("Carry scars")
▸ verb: take further or advance ("Carry a cause")
▸ verb: compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance ("I resent having to carry her all the time")
▸ verb: extend to a certain degree ("Carry too far")
▸ verb: win approval or support for ("Carry all before one")
▸ verb: be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
▸ verb: have or possess something abstract ("I carry her image in my mind's eye")
▸ verb: keep up with financial support
▸ verb: have with oneself; have on one's person ("I always carry money")
▸ verb: be conveyed over a certain distance
▸ verb: have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence ("These bonds carry warrants")
▸ verb: include, as on a list
▸ verb: sing or play against other voices or parts ("He cannot carry a tune")
▸ verb: serve as a means for expressing something
▸ verb: pass on a communication
▸ verb: be successful in
▸ verb: win in an election
▸ verb: secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
▸ verb: cover a certain distance or advance beyond
▸ verb: have a certain range
▸ verb: be able to feed ("This land will carry ten cows to the acre")
▸ verb: drink alcohol without showing ill effects ("He had drunk more than he could carry")
▸ verb: bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of ("How many credits is this student carrying?")
▸ verb: propel or give impetus to
▸ verb: bear (a crop) ("This land does not carry olives")
▸ verb: include as the content; broadcast or publicize
▸ verb: pursue a line of scent or be a bearer ("The dog was taught to fetch and carry")
▸ verb: 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")
▸ verb: transfer (entries) from one account book to another
▸ verb: have on hand ("Do you carry kerosene heaters?")
▸ verb: propel, "Carry the ball"
▸ verb: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body ("You must carry your camping gear")
▸ verb: support or hold in a certain manner
▸ verb: contain or hold; have within
▸ verb: be pregnant with ("I am carrying his child")
▸ verb: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission ("The airwaves carry the sound")
▸ verb: behave in a certain manner
▸ name: A female given name (common: 1 in 100000 females; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3393)
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #30642)
▸ Also see carrys
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to carry
▸ Usage examples for carry
▸ Idioms related to carry (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing carry
▸ Words that often appear near carry
▸ Rhymes of carry
▸ Invented words related to carry
▸ noun: the act of carrying something
▸ verb: continue or extend
▸ verb: capture after a fight
▸ verb: have on the surface or on the skin ("Carry scars")
▸ verb: take further or advance ("Carry a cause")
▸ verb: compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance ("I resent having to carry her all the time")
▸ verb: extend to a certain degree ("Carry too far")
▸ verb: win approval or support for ("Carry all before one")
▸ verb: be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
▸ verb: have or possess something abstract ("I carry her image in my mind's eye")
▸ verb: keep up with financial support
▸ verb: have with oneself; have on one's person ("I always carry money")
▸ verb: be conveyed over a certain distance
▸ verb: have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence ("These bonds carry warrants")
▸ verb: include, as on a list
▸ verb: sing or play against other voices or parts ("He cannot carry a tune")
▸ verb: serve as a means for expressing something
▸ verb: pass on a communication
▸ verb: be successful in
▸ verb: win in an election
▸ verb: secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
▸ verb: cover a certain distance or advance beyond
▸ verb: have a certain range
▸ verb: be able to feed ("This land will carry ten cows to the acre")
▸ verb: drink alcohol without showing ill effects ("He had drunk more than he could carry")
▸ verb: bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of ("How many credits is this student carrying?")
▸ verb: propel or give impetus to
▸ verb: bear (a crop) ("This land does not carry olives")
▸ verb: include as the content; broadcast or publicize
▸ verb: pursue a line of scent or be a bearer ("The dog was taught to fetch and carry")
▸ verb: 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")
▸ verb: transfer (entries) from one account book to another
▸ verb: have on hand ("Do you carry kerosene heaters?")
▸ verb: propel, "Carry the ball"
▸ verb: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body ("You must carry your camping gear")
▸ verb: support or hold in a certain manner
▸ verb: contain or hold; have within
▸ verb: be pregnant with ("I am carrying his child")
▸ verb: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission ("The airwaves carry the sound")
▸ verb: behave in a certain manner
▸ name: A female given name (common: 1 in 100000 females; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3393)
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #30642)
▸ Also see carrys
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to carry
▸ Usage examples for carry
▸ Idioms related to carry (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing carry
▸ Words that often appear near carry
▸ Rhymes of carry
▸ Invented words related to carry