English to English
carry
('k/&/r/E/
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noun (n)
- the act of carrying something(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body(verb.contact)Example:
You must carry your camping gear.
Carry the suitcases to the car.
This train is carrying nuclear waste.
These pipes carry waste water into the river.
source: wordnet30 - bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of(verb.contact)Example:
How many credits is this student carrying?.
We carry a very large mortgage.
source: wordnet30 - extend to a certain degree(verb.social)Example:
Carry too far.
source: wordnet30 - be necessarily associated with or result in or involve(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- win in an election(verb.competition)source: wordnet30
- include, as on a list(verb.cognition)source: wordnet30
- pass on a communication(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence(verb.stative)Example:
These bonds carry warrants.
source: wordnet30 - be conveyed over a certain distance(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- keep up with financial support(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- have or possess something abstract(verb.stative)Example:
I carry her image in my mind's eye.
I will carry the secret to my grave.
I carry these thoughts in the back of my head.
I carry a lot of life insurance.
source: wordnet30 - be equipped with (a mast or sail)(verb.stative)Example:
This boat can only carry a small sail.
source: wordnet30 - compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance(verb.social)Example:
I resent having to carry her all the time.
source: wordnet30 - take further or advance(verb.social)Example:
Carry a cause.
source: wordnet30 - have on the surface or on the skin(verb.possession)Example:
Carry scars.
source: wordnet30 - capture after a fight(verb.possession)source: wordnet30
- transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication(verb.motion)Example:
Put down 5 and carry 2.
source: wordnet30 - pursue a line of scent or be a bearer(verb.motion)Example:
The dog was taught to fetch and carry.
source: wordnet30 - bear (a crop)(verb.creation)Example:
This land does not carry olives.
source: wordnet30 - propel or give impetus to(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects(verb.consumption)Example:
He had drunk more than he could carry.
source: wordnet30 - be able to feed(verb.consumption)Example:
This land will carry ten cows to the acre.
source: wordnet30 - have a certain range(verb.competition)source: wordnet30
- cover a certain distance or advance beyond(verb.competition)source: wordnet30
- secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)(verb.competition)source: wordnet30
- be successful in(verb.competition)source: wordnet30
- sing or play against other voices or parts(verb.communication)Example:
He cannot carry a tune.
source: wordnet30 - be pregnant with(verb.body)Example:
I am carrying his child.
source: wordnet30 - To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.(verb)source: webster1913
- To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry.(verb)source: webster1913