Definitions of carry [ˈkær i]

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Definition of 'carry'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) carry
to move while supporting or holding; take from one place to another; transport:
to carry groceries home.

2.  carry
to wear, hold, or have around one:
to carry a cane.

3.  carry
to contain or be capable of containing; hold:
This suitcase can carry enough clothes for a week.

4.  carry
to serve as a medium for the transmission of:
The networks carried her speech.

5.  carry
to be the means of conveying:
The space shuttle carried a satellite.

6.  carry
to be pregnant with.

7.  carry
to continue or transfer to a subsequent time, page, or column:
to carry a number in adding.

8.  carry
to transfer to a higher authority:
to carry a case to appellate court.

9.  carry
to bear the weight or burden of.

10.  carry
to sing (a melody) on pitch.

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

12.  carry
to bear or comport (oneself) in a specified manner:
carries herself with dignity.

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

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

15.  carry
to extend in a given direction or to a certain point:
to carry the war into enemy territory.

16.  carry
to transmit or communicate, as news or a message.

17.  carry
to influence by emotional or intellectual appeal.

18.  carry
to uplift or dominate by superior talent or determination:
The star carried the play.

19.  carry
to drive or impel.

20.  carry
to have as an attribute or consequence:
Violation carries a stiff penalty.

21.  carry
to keep on hand or in stock for sale.

22.  carry
to keep on the account books.

23.  carry
to bear as a crop.

24.  carry
to sustain or support, esp. financially.

25.  carry
to advance beyond (an object or expanse) with one golf stroke.

26. (v.i.) carry
to act as a bearer or conductor.

27.  carry
to have or exert propelling force.

28.  carry
to be transmitted, propelled, or sustained:
Sounds carry well in the desert.

29.  carry
(of a horse) to bear the head in a particular manner.

30.  carry
to rush with the football from scrimmage.

31.  carry
carry away,

32.  carry
to stir strong emotions in; provoke to excessive behavior:
Don't get carried away—it's only a movie.

33.  carry
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.

34.  carry
carry off,

35.  carry
to win (a prize or honor).

36.  carry
to cause the death of.

37.  carry
to deal with successfully.

38.  carry
carry on,

39.  carry
to manage; conduct.

40.  carry
to continue without stopping; persevere.

41.  carry
to be disruptive; act up.

42.  carry
carry out,

43.  carry
to put into operation; execute.

44.  carry
to effect or accomplish; complete.

45.  carry
carry over,

46.  carry
to hold until a later time; postpone.

47.  carry
to remain.

48.  carry
to carry forward.

49.  carry
to extend from one activity or time to another.

50.  carry
carry through,

51.  carry
to accomplish; complete.

52.  carry
to support or help through a difficult situation.

53.  carry
to be prevalent in.

54. (n.) carry
range, as of a gun.

55.  carry
the distance a stroked golf ball travels.

56.  carry
land between navigable waters over which a canoe or boat must be carried; portage.

57.  carry
rushing with the football from scrimmage.

58.  carry
a carrying.

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

Definition of 'carry'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) carry
the act of carrying something

2. (verb) transport, carry
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
"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"

3. (verb) carry, pack, take
have with oneself; have on one's person
"She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"

4. (verb) impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
"Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

5. (verb) carry, convey, express
serve as a means for expressing something
"The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"

6. (verb) carry
bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
"His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage"

7. (verb) hold, carry, bear
support or hold in a certain manner
"She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

8. (verb) hold, bear, carry, contain
contain or hold; have within
"The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

9. (verb) carry
extend to a certain degree
"carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"

10. (verb) carry, extend
continue or extend
"The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

11. (verb) carry
be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
"This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"

12. (verb) carry
win in an election
"The senator carried his home state"

13. (verb) carry
include, as on a list
"How many people are carried on the payroll?"

14. (verb) behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
behave in a certain manner
"She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

15. (verb) stock, carry, stockpile
have on hand
"Do you carry kerosene heaters?"

16. (verb) carry, run
include as the content; broadcast or publicize
"We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"

17. (verb) dribble, carry
propel, "Carry the ball"
"dribble the ball"

18. (verb) carry
pass on a communication
"The news was carried to every village in the province"

19. (verb) carry
have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
"This new washer carries a two year guarantee"; "The loan carries a high interest rate"; "this undertaking carries many dangers"; "She carries her mother's genes"; "These bonds carry warrants"; "The restaurant carries an unusual name"

20. (verb) carry
be conveyed over a certain distance
"Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"

21. (verb) carry
keep up with financial support
"The Federal Government carried the province for many years"

22. (verb) carry
have or possess something abstract
"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"

23. (verb) carry
be equipped with (a mast or sail)
"This boat can only carry a small sail"

24. (verb) carry, persuade, sway
win approval or support for
"Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"

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

26. (verb) carry
take further or advance
"carry a cause"

27. (verb) carry
have on the surface or on the skin
"carry scars"

28. (verb) carry
capture after a fight
"The troops carried the town after a brief fight"

29. (verb) post, carry
transfer (entries) from one account book to another

30. (verb) carry
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"

31. (verb) carry
pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
"the dog was taught to fetch and carry"

32. (verb) carry
bear (a crop)
"this land does not carry olives"

33. (verb) carry
propel or give impetus to
"The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"

34. (verb) carry, hold
drink alcohol without showing ill effects
"He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"

35. (verb) carry
be able to feed
"This land will carry ten cows to the acre"

36. (verb) carry
have a certain range
"This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"

37. (verb) carry
cover a certain distance or advance beyond
"The drive carried to the green"

38. (verb) carry
secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
"The motion carried easily"

39. (verb) carry
be successful in
"She lost the game but carried the match"

40. (verb) carry
sing or play against other voices or parts
"He cannot carry a tune"

41. (verb) have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
be pregnant with
"She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

Definition of 'carry'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) carry
to hold while moving somewhere
He was carrying a child in his arms.; to carry two suitcases up the stairs; a plane carrying 250 passengers

2.  carry
(of pipes, wires, tubes) to contain the flow of sth
pipes carrying oil from Alaska

3.  carry
to have a form of a disease that can be passed on
mosquitoes carrying malaria

4.  carry
(of store) to sell a particular product
We don't carry athletic shoes.

5.  carry
to broadcast or write about a news story
Several papers carried the story.

6.  carry
to have a particular characteristic or result
Taking the drug carries risks.; an offense that carries a fine of $2,000

7.  carry
carry weight
to have a strong influence
What I say doesn't carry much weight.

8.  carry
(of sound) to travel through air
Sound carries better at night.

9.  carry
to support; = hold
The branch wouldn't carry my weight.

10.  carry
be/get carried away
to lose control and behave inappropriately
I got carried away and told the secret.

Definition of 'carry'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) carry
a tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage

2. (verb) carry
to convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off

3. (verb) carry
to have or hold as a burden, while moving from place to place; to have upon or about one's person; to bear; as, to carry a wound; to carry an unborn child

4. (verb) carry
to move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide

5. (verb) carry
to transfer from one place (as a country, book, or column) to another; as, to carry the war from Greece into Asia; to carry an account to the ledger; to carry a number in adding figures

6. (verb) carry
to convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther

7. (verb) carry
to bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win; as, to carry an election

8. (verb) carry
to get possession of by force; to capture

9. (verb) carry
to contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of ; to show or exhibit; to imply

10. (verb) carry
to bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean; -- with the reflexive pronouns

11. (verb) carry
to bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another; as, a merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry a life insurance

12. (verb) carry
to act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry

13. (verb) carry
to have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well

14. (verb) carry
to hold the head; -- said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck

15. (verb) carry
to have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare

Translation of 'carry'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to take from one place etc to another She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.
Afrikaans: dra	Arabic: يَحْمِلُ، يَنْقُلُ	Bulgarian: пренасям
Brazilian: carregar	Czech: nést/nosit; přenést/přená	German: tragen
Danish: bære	Greek: μεταφέρω	Spanish: llevar, transportar
Estonian: (edasi) kandma	Farsi: حمل کردن	Finnish: kantaa
French: (trans)porter	Hebrew: לִסחוֹב	Hindi: लेजाना, ढोना
Croatian: nositi	Hungarian: (el)visz	Indonesian: membawa
Icelandic: bera	Italian: portare, trasportare	Japanese: 運ぶ
Korean: 이동하다	Lithuanian: (per)nešti, gabenti	Latvian: nest; pārnēsāt
Malay: membawa	Dutch: dragen	Norwegian: bære
Polish: przenosić	Persian: حمل کردن	Pashto: وړل، اخستل په زوره اخستل
Portuguese: transportar	Romanian: a purta; a duce	Russian: переносить
Slovak: (pre)niesť, prenášať	Slovenian: nositi	Serbian: prenositi
Swedish: bära [på]	Thai: พาไป; อุ้ม	Turkish: taşımak, götürmek
Taiwanese: 運送	Ukrainian: носити, переносити	Urdu: ایک جگہ سے دوسری جگہ پر ل
Vietnamese: mang; vác	Chinese: 运送
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