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Carry
Definitions
- 1 A surname.
- 1 A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
"Adjust your carry from time to time so that you don’t tire too quickly."
- 2 the act of carrying something wordnet
- 3 A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.
"Undrowned, unducked, as safe from the perils of the broad lake as we had come out of the defiles of the rapids, we landed at the carry below the dam at the lake’s outlet."
- 4 The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
"On paper, simply add the carry to the next addition; that is, $B2 + $9C + 1. That’s fine for paper, but how is it done by computer?"
- 5 The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.
"The carry on this trade is 25 basis points per annum."
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- 6 The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
- 7 Carried interest.
- 8 The sky; cloud-drift. UK, dialectal
- 1 To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. transitive
""By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler.""
- 2 behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself wordnet
- 3 To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another. transitive
"to carry the war from Greece into Asia"
- 4 be pregnant with wordnet
- 5 To convey by extension or continuance; to extend. transitive
"The builders are going to carry the chimney through the roof."
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- 6 continue or extend wordnet
- 7 To move; to convey using force archaic, transitive
- 8 include, as on a list wordnet
- 9 To lead or guide. transitive
"Go, carry Sir John Falstaff to the Fleet."
- 10 sing or play against other voices or parts wordnet
- 11 To stock or supply (something); to have in store. transitive
"The corner drugstore doesn’t carry his favorite brand of aspirin."
- 12 serve as a means for expressing something wordnet
- 13 To adopt (something); take (something) over. transitive
"I think I can carry Smith’s work while she is out."
- 14 pass on a communication wordnet
- 15 To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly transitive
"The court carries that motion."
- 16 be successful in wordnet
- 17 In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there. transitive
"Five and nine are fourteen; carry the one to the tens place."
- 18 win in an election wordnet
- 19 To have, hold, possess or maintain (something). transitive
"Always carry sufficient insurance to protect against a loss."
- 20 secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions) wordnet
- 21 To be transmitted; to travel. intransitive
"The sound of the bells carried for miles on the wind."
- 22 cover a certain distance or advance beyond wordnet
- 23 To insult, to diss. slang, transitive
- 24 have a certain range wordnet
- 25 To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding. transitive
- 26 be able to feed wordnet
- 27 To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession. transitive
"Nani collected the ball on the halfway line, drifted past Bryan Ruiz, and carried the ball unchallenged 50 yards down the left before picking out Welbeck for a crisp finish from seven yards."
- 28 drink alcohol without showing ill effects wordnet
- 29 For the ball, having been hit in the air, to reach a fielder without touching the ground (whether or not the fielder catches it). intransitive
- 30 bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of wordnet
- 31 To have on one’s person. transitive
"She always carries a purse."
- 32 propel or give impetus to wordnet
- 33 To be pregnant (with).
"The doctor said she’s carrying twins."
- 34 propel wordnet
- 35 To have propulsive power; to propel.
"A gun or mortar carries well."
- 36 move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body wordnet
- 37 To hold the head; said of a horse.
"to carry well, i.e. to hold the head high, with arching neck"
- 38 support or hold in a certain manner wordnet
- 39 To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
"The frost[…]caused the fallows and seeds to ‘carry’ a good deal, and they could only hunt very slowly."
- 40 bear (a crop) wordnet
- 41 To bear or uphold successfully, especially through conflict, for example a leader or principle
"the carrying of our main point"
- 42 include as the content; broadcast or publicize wordnet
- 43 To succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.
"The Tories carried the election."
- 44 pursue a line of scent or be a bearer wordnet
- 45 To get possession of by force; to capture. obsolete
"The Town [of Bulloign] was both well fortified, and well manned; yet it was distressed, and ready for an Assault: which if it had been given (as was thought) would have cost much blood; but yet the Town would have been carried in the end."
- 46 transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication wordnet
- 47 To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit
"Things of little value carry great importance."
- 48 transmit or serve as the medium for transmission wordnet
- 49 To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct. reflexive
"He carried himself so insolently in the house, and out of the house, to all persons, that he became odious."
- 50 transfer (entries) from one account book to another wordnet
- 51 To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
"to carry a life insurance"
- 52 have on hand wordnet
- 53 To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed. intransitive
"Nobody looked like they were carrying, other than those who had knives strapped to their belts, although with Alaska's new concealed-carry permit, available to anyone who trundled themselves down to the local police station to take the class, someone in this crowd could have a rocket launcher stuffed into their boot and she'd never know it."
- 54 capture after a fight wordnet
- 55 (transitive or, rarely, intransitive) To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success or for counteracting teammates' underperformance.
"Despite zero goals and zero assists, she still stands out for carrying her team's defense."
- 56 have on the surface or on the skin wordnet
- 57 To physically transport (in the general sense, not necessarily by lifting) Southern-US
"Will you carry me to town?"
- 58 take further or advance wordnet
- 59 To bear a firearm, such as a gun. Canada, US
"A holster can help you carry in confidence, knowing that your weapon is secure and close at hand."
- 60 compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance wordnet
- 61 extend to a certain degree wordnet
- 62 win approval or support for wordnet
- 63 be equipped with (a mast or sail) wordnet
- 64 be necessarily associated with or result in or involve wordnet
- 65 have or possess something abstract wordnet
- 66 keep up with financial support wordnet
- 67 contain or hold; have within wordnet
- 68 have with oneself; have on one's person wordnet
- 69 be conveyed over a certain distance wordnet
- 70 have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English carien, from Anglo-Norman carier (modern French charrier); from a derivative of Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), ultimately of Gaulish origin.
From Middle English carien, from Anglo-Norman carier (modern French charrier); from a derivative of Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), ultimately of Gaulish origin.
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