Definition of Carry

1. Noun. The act of carrying something.


2. Verb. Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body. "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
Exact synonyms: Transport
Specialized synonyms: Shoulder, Port, Bear, Bucket, Return, Pipe In, Port, Porter, Pack, Cart, Fly, Haul, Lug, Tote, Tug, Chariot, Bring, Convey, Take
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Derivative terms: Carrier, Carrier, Carrier, Carrier, Transport, Transportation, Transporter, Transporter

3. Verb. Have with oneself; have on one's person. "They carry more bread"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
Exact synonyms: Pack, Take
Generic synonyms: Feature, Have

4. Verb. Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission. "Many metals conduct heat"
Exact synonyms: Channel, Conduct, Convey, Impart, Transmit
Related verbs: Convey, Express
Generic synonyms: Bring, Convey, Take
Specialized synonyms: Wash Up, Pipe In, Bring In, Retransmit
Derivative terms: Carrier, Channel, Channel, Conduction, Conductive, Conductor, Conductor, Transmission, Transmittal

5. Verb. Serve as a means for expressing something. "His voice carried a lot of anger"
Exact synonyms: Convey, Express
Specialized synonyms: Measure, Quantify
Generic synonyms: Communicate, Intercommunicate
Related verbs: Channel, Conduct, Convey, Impart, Transmit
Derivative terms: Expressible, Expressive

6. Verb. Bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of. "We carry a very large mortgage"
Generic synonyms: Hold, Hold Up, Support, Sustain
Derivative terms: Carrier

7. Verb. Support or hold in a certain manner. "He carried himself upright"
Exact synonyms: Bear, Hold
Specialized synonyms: Sling, Stoop, Piggyback, Balance, Poise, Acquit, Bear, Behave, Comport, Conduct, Deport
Related verbs: Bear
Derivative terms: Bearing, Carriage

8. Verb. Contain or hold; have within. "They carry the animals"; "This can contains water"
Exact synonyms: Bear, Contain, Hold
Generic synonyms: Include
Related verbs: Contain, Hold, Take
Specialized synonyms: Retain, Confine, Enclose, Hold In
Derivative terms: Container, Content, Continent, Hold

9. Verb. Extend to a certain degree. "She carries her ideas to the extreme"
Generic synonyms: Effect

10. Verb. Continue or extend. "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
Exact synonyms: Extend
Generic synonyms: Continue
Related verbs: Draw Out, Extend, Prolong, Protract, Extend

11. Verb. Be necessarily associated with or result in or involve. "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
Generic synonyms: Imply, Involve

12. Verb. Win in an election. "The senator carried his home state"
Generic synonyms: Win
Related verbs: Persuade, Sway

13. Verb. Include, as on a list. "How many people are carried on the payroll?"
Generic synonyms: Include

14. Verb. Behave in a certain manner. "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
Exact synonyms: Acquit, Bear, Behave, Comport, Conduct, Deport
Generic synonyms: Bear, Hold, Act, Move
Specialized synonyms: Fluster, Assert, Put Forward, Deal, Walk Around, Pose, Posture
Derivative terms: Bearing, Comportment, Conduct, Conduct, Deportment

15. Verb. Have on hand. "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
Exact synonyms: Stock, Stockpile
Generic synonyms: Have, Have Got, Hold
Derivative terms: Stock, Stock, Stockist, Stockpile, Stockpile, Stockpiling

16. Verb. Include as the content; broadcast or publicize. "All major networks carried the press conference"

17. Verb. Propel,. "Dribble the ball"
Exact synonyms: Dribble
Category relationships: Athletics, Sport
Generic synonyms: Hit
Derivative terms: Dribble, Dribbler, Dribbling

18. Verb. Pass on a communication. "The news was carried to every village in the province"
Generic synonyms: Communicate, Pass, Pass Along, Pass On, Put Across
Related verbs: Transport

19. Verb. Have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence. "The restaurant carries an unusual name"
Generic synonyms: Feature, Have
Derivative terms: Carrier

20. Verb. Be conveyed over a certain distance. "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
Related verbs: Channel, Conduct, Convey, Impart, Transmit
Generic synonyms: Range

21. Verb. Keep up with financial support. "The Federal Government carried the province for many years"
Generic synonyms: Keep, Maintain, Sustain

22. Verb. Have or possess something abstract. "I carry a lot of life insurance"
Generic synonyms: Have, Have Got, Hold
Related verbs: Pack, Take

23. Verb. Be equipped with (a mast or sail). "This boat can only carry a small sail"
Generic synonyms: Feature, Have

24. Verb. Win approval or support for. "His speech did not sway the voters"
Exact synonyms: Persuade, Sway
Generic synonyms: Act Upon, Influence, Work
Derivative terms: Persuasible, Persuasive, Sway

25. Verb. Compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance. "I resent having to carry her all the time"

26. Verb. Take further or advance. "Carry a cause"
Generic synonyms: Advance, Boost, Encourage, Further, Promote

27. Verb. Have on the surface or on the skin. "Carry scars"
Generic synonyms: Bear

28. Verb. Capture after a fight. "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
Generic synonyms: Appropriate, Capture, Conquer, Seize

29. Verb. Transfer (entries) from one account book to another.
Exact synonyms: Post
Generic synonyms: Transfer

30. 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"
Generic synonyms: Shift, Transfer
Related verbs: Post

31. Verb. Pursue a line of scent or be a bearer. "The dog was taught to fetch and carry"
Generic synonyms: Follow

32. Verb. Bear (a crop). "This land does not carry olives"
Category relationships: Agriculture, Farming, Husbandry
Generic synonyms: Farm, Grow, Produce, Raise

33. Verb. Propel or give impetus to. "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
Related verbs: Transport
Generic synonyms: Impel, Propel

34. Verb. Drink alcohol without showing ill effects. "He had drunk more than he could carry"
Exact synonyms: Hold
Generic synonyms: Booze, Drink, Fuddle

35. Verb. Be able to feed. "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
Category relationships: Farm Animal, Livestock, Stock
Generic synonyms: Nourish, Nurture, Sustain

36. Verb. Have a certain range. "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
Generic synonyms: Feature, Have

37. Verb. Cover a certain distance or advance beyond. "The drive carried to the green"
Category relationships: Golf, Golf Game
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel

38. Verb. Secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions). "The motion carried easily"
Generic synonyms: Obtain

39. Verb. Be successful in. "She lost the game but carried the match"
Generic synonyms: Win

40. Verb. Sing or play against other voices or parts. "He cannot carry a tune"
Generic synonyms: Do, Execute, Perform

41. Verb. Be pregnant with. "I am carrying his child"
Exact synonyms: Bear, Expect, Gestate, Have A Bun In The Oven
Entails: Conceive
Generic synonyms: Bear, Birth, Deliver, Give Birth, Have
Related verbs: Bear, Birth, Deliver, Give Birth, Have, Expect
Derivative terms: Expectant, Expectation, Gestation, Gestation

Definition of Carry

1. v. t. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.

2. v. i. To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry.

3. n. A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage.

Definition of Carry

1. Verb. (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To stock or supply (something). ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To adopt (something); take (something) over. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To adopt or resolve upon, especially in a deliberative assembly; as, to carry a motion. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) (arithmetic) In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To have or maintain (something). ¹

7. Verb. (intransitive) To be transmitted; to travel. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive nautical) to capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding ¹

9. Verb. (transitive sports) To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession. ¹

10. Noun. A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried. ¹

11. Noun. (computing) The bit or digit that is carried in an addition. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Carry

1. to convey from one place to another [v -RIED, -RYING, -RIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carry

carrotins
carrotless
carrotlike
carrots
carrots and sticks
carrottop
carrottopped
carrottops
carrotwood
carroty
carrousel
carrousels
carrow
carrows
carrs
carry (current term)
carry-forward
carry-on
carry-over
carry-the can
carry a lot of weight
carry a torch for
carry a tune
carry away
carry back
carry coals to Newcastle
carry forward
carry off
carry one's heart on one's sleeve

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