carry

car•ry

[[t]ˈkær i[/t]] v. -ried, -ry•ing,

1) to move while supporting or holding; take from one place to another; transport:

to carry groceries home[/ex]

2) to wear, hold, or have around one:

to carry a cane[/ex]

3) to contain or be capable of containing; hold:

This suitcase can carry enough clothes for a week[/ex]

4) to serve as a medium for the transmission of:

The networks carried her speech[/ex]

5) to be the means of conveying:

The space shuttle carried a satellite[/ex]

6) to be pregnant with

7) to continue or transfer to a subsequent time, page, or column:

to carry a number in adding[/ex]

8) to transfer to a higher authority:

to carry a case to appellate court[/ex]

9) to bear the weight or burden of

10) mad to sing (a melody) on pitch

11) to hold (the body or head) in a certain manner

12) to bear or comport (oneself) in a specified manner:

carries herself with dignity[/ex]

13) to secure the passage of (a motion or bill)

14) to gain a majority of votes in (a district)

15) to extend in a given direction or to a certain point:

to carry the war into enemy territory[/ex]

16) to transmit or communicate, as news or a message

17) to influence by emotional or intellectual appeal

18) to uplift or dominate by superior talent or determination:

The star carried the play[/ex]

19) bui to drive or impel

20) to have as an attribute or consequence:

Violation carries a stiff penalty[/ex]

21) bus

a) to keep on hand or in stock for sale

b) to keep on the account books

22) to bear as a crop

23) to sustain or support, esp. financially

24) spo to advance beyond (an object or expanse) with one golf stroke

25) to act as a bearer or conductor

26) to have or exert propelling force

27) to be transmitted, propelled, or sustained:

Sounds carry well in the desert[/ex]

28) dch (of a horse) to bear the head in a particular manner

29) spo to rush with the football from scrimmage

30) phv carry away

to stir strong emotions in; provoke to excessive behavior:

Don't get carried away—it's only a movie[/ex]

31) phv bus carry back, to apply (an unused credit or operating loss) to the net income of a prior period in order to reduce the tax for that period

32) phv carry off

a) to win (a prize or honor)

b) to cause the death of

c) phv to deal with successfully

33) phv carry on

a) to manage; conduct

b) to continue without stopping; persevere

c) to be disruptive; act up

34) phv carry out

a) to put into operation; execute

b) to effect or accomplish; complete

35) phv carry over

a) to hold until a later time; postpone

b) to remain

c) bus to carry forward

d) to extend from one activity or time to another

36) phv carry through

a) phv to accomplish; complete

b) to support or help through a difficult situation

c) to be prevalent in

37) range, as of a gun

38) spo the distance a stroked golf ball travels

39) land between navigable waters over which a canoe or boat must be carried; portage

40) spo rushing with the football from scrimmage

41) a carrying

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Etymology: 1275–1325; carien < AF carier < LL carricāre, appar. var. of *carrūcāre, der. of L carrūca traveling carriage < Celtic