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carry

/'k/&/r/E/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. the act of carrying something

    noun.act

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. 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

  1. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

    verb.contact

    Examples
    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.
    Synonyms transport

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. have with oneself; have on one's person

    verb.stative

    Examples
    I always carry money.
    Synonyms pack take

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  3. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

    verb.motion

    Examples
    The airwaves carry the sound.
    Synonyms channel conduct convey impart transmit

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  4. serve as a means for expressing something

    verb.communication

    Synonyms convey express

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  5. bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of

    verb.contact

    Examples
    How many credits is this student carrying?
    We carry a very large mortgage.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. support or hold in a certain manner

    verb.contact

    Synonyms bear hold

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  7. contain or hold; have within

    verb.stative

    Synonyms bear contain hold

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  8. extend to a certain degree

    verb.social

    Examples
    Carry too far.

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  9. continue or extend

    verb.change

    Synonyms extend

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  10. be necessarily associated with or result in or involve

    verb.stative

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  11. win in an election

    verb.competition

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  12. include, as on a list

    verb.cognition

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  13. behave in a certain manner

    verb.social

    Synonyms acquit bear behave comport conduct deport

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  14. have on hand

    verb.possession

    Examples
    Do you carry kerosene heaters?
    Synonyms stock stockpile

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  15. include as the content; broadcast or publicize

    verb.creation

    Synonyms run

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  16. propel,

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Carry the ball.
    Synonyms dribble

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  17. pass on a communication

    verb.communication

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  18. have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence

    verb.stative

    Examples
    These bonds carry warrants.

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  19. be conveyed over a certain distance

    verb.stative

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  20. keep up with financial support

    verb.stative

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  21. have or possess something abstract

    verb.stative

    Examples
    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: WordNet 3.0

  22. be equipped with (a mast or sail)

    verb.stative

    Examples
    This boat can only carry a small sail.

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  23. win approval or support for

    verb.social

    Examples
    Carry all before one.
    Synonyms persuade sway

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  24. compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance

    verb.social

    Examples
    I resent having to carry her all the time.

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  25. take further or advance

    verb.social

    Examples
    Carry a cause.

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  26. have on the surface or on the skin

    verb.possession

    Examples
    Carry scars.

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  27. capture after a fight

    verb.possession

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  28. transfer (entries) from one account book to another

    verb.possession

    Synonyms post

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  29. transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication

    verb.motion

    Examples
    Put down 5 and carry 2.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  30. pursue a line of scent or be a bearer

    verb.motion

    Examples
    The dog was taught to fetch and carry.

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  31. bear (a crop)

    verb.creation

    Examples
    This land does not carry olives.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  32. propel or give impetus to

    verb.contact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  33. drink alcohol without showing ill effects

    verb.consumption

    Examples
    He had drunk more than he could carry.
    Synonyms hold

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  34. be able to feed

    verb.consumption

    Examples
    This land will carry ten cows to the acre.

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  35. have a certain range

    verb.competition

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  36. cover a certain distance or advance beyond

    verb.competition

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  37. secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)

    verb.competition

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  38. be successful in

    verb.competition

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  39. sing or play against other voices or parts

    verb.communication

    Examples
    He cannot carry a tune.

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  40. be pregnant with

    verb.body

    Examples
    I am carrying his child.
    Synonyms bear expect gestate have a bun in the oven

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  41. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with <i>away</i> or <i>off</i>.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  42. To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and <i>carry</i>.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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