Carry - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkærɪ|  American pronunciation of the word carry
Brit.  |ˈkærɪ|  British pronunciation of the word carry

noun

- the act of carrying something

verb

- move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (syn: transport)
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
- have with oneself; have on one's person (syn: pack, take)
I always carry money
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission (syn: channel, conduct, convey, impart, transmit)
The airwaves carry the sound
- serve as a means for expressing something (syn: convey, express)
- bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
How many credits is this student carrying?
We carry a very large mortgage
- support or hold in a certain manner (syn: bear, hold)
- contain or hold; have within (syn: bear, contain, hold)
- extend to a certain degree
carry too far
- continue or extend (syn: extend)
- 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)
Do you carry kerosene heaters?
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize (syn: run)
- propel (syn: dribble)
- pass on a communication
- have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
These bonds carry warrants
- be conveyed over a certain distance
- keep up with financial support
- 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
- be equipped with (a mast or sail)
This boat can only carry a small sail
- win approval or support for (syn: persuade, sway)
- compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
I resent having to carry her all the time
- take further or advance
carry a cause
- have on the surface or on the skin
carry scars
- capture after a fight
- 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
put down 5 and carry 2
- pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
the dog was taught to fetch and carry
- bear (a crop)
this land does not carry olives
- propel or give impetus to
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects (syn: hold)
he had drunk more than he could carry
- be able to feed
This land will carry ten cows to the acre
- have a certain range
- 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
He cannot carry a tune
- be pregnant with (syn: bear, expect, gestate)
I am carrying his child

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 away  — remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
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

verb
I/you/we/they: carry
he/she/it: carries
present participle: carrying
past tense: carried
past participle: carried
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