Carry - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
verb
carry the suitcases to the car
This train is carrying nuclear waste
These pipes carry waste water into the river
- bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
We carry a very large mortgage
- contain or hold; have within (syn: bear, contain, hold)
- extend to a certain degree
- be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
- win in an election
- include, as on a list
- behave in a certain manner (syn: acquit, bear, behave, comport, conduct, deport)
- have on hand (syn: stock, stockpile)
- propel (syn: dribble)
- pass on a communication
- have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
- keep up with financial support
- have or possess something abstract
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
- compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
- transfer (entries) from one account book to another (syn: post)
- transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects (syn: hold)
- cover a certain distance or advance beyond
- secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
- be successful in
- sing or play against other voices or parts
Extra examples
I'll carry your luggage to your room.
He was carrying his baby daughter in his arms.
For two months, I carried the book around with me everywhere I went.
The waitress carried away our empty dinner plates.
The wind carried the smoke away from the campsite.
These planes can carry up to 300 passengers.
A ship carrying thousands of gallons of oil
Oil is carried to the factory through these pipes.
We installed gutters that will carry water away from the house.
Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart
He averaged four yards per carry this season.
He was carrying a briefcase.
The bellhop carried the luggage upstairs.
You'll have to carry that long word on to the next line.
That car carried me and friends to every corner of England, Scotland and Wales.
Phrasal verbs
carry back — deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period
carry forward — transfer from one time period to the next
carry off — be successful; achieve a goal
carry on — direct the course of; manage or control
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Word forms
I/you/we/they: carry
he/she/it: carries
present participle: carrying
past tense: carried
past participle: carried
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