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carry - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'carry' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Carry [ n.]
- A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage.
2 . Carry [ v. i.]
- To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry.
- To have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well.
- To hold the head; -- said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck.
- To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
3 . Carry [ v. t.]
- To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.
- 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.
- To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide.
- 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.
- To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther.
- 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.
- To get possession of by force; to capture.
- To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of ; to show or exhibit; to imply.
- To bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean; -- with the reflexive pronouns.
- 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.

Meaning of 'carry' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . carry [ v]
Meaning (1):
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
Example in sentence:
  • All major networks carried the press conference;
  • This paper carries a restaurant review;
  • We ran the ad three times
Meaning (2):
- take further or advance
Example in sentence:
  • carry a cause
Meaning (3):
- win approval or support for
Example in sentence:
  • Carry all before one;
  • His speech did not sway the voters
Meaning (4):
- have on the surface or on the skin
Example in sentence:
  • carry scars
Meaning (5):
- propel
Example in sentence:
  • Carry the ball;
  • dribble the ball
Meaning (6):
- move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
Example in sentence:
  • carry the suitcases to the car;
  • These pipes carry waste water into the river;
  • This train is carrying nuclear waste;
  • You must carry your camping gear
Meaning (7):
- extend to a certain degree
Example in sentence:
  • carry too far;
  • She carries her ideas to the extreme
Meaning (8):
- have on hand
Example in sentence:
  • Do you carry kerosene heaters?
Meaning (9):
- behave in a certain manner
Example in sentence:
  • he bore himself with dignity;
  • She carried herself well;
  • They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
Meaning (10):
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
Example in sentence:
  • He can hold his liquor;
  • he had drunk more than he could carry
Meaning (11):
- sing or play against other voices or parts
Example in sentence:
  • He cannot carry a tune
Meaning (12):
- support or hold in a certain manner
Example in sentence:
  • He carried himself upright;
  • She holds her head high
Meaning (13):
- be conveyed over a certain distance
Example in sentence:
  • Her voice carries very well in this big opera house
Meaning (14):
- bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
Example in sentence:
  • His efforts carried the entire project;
  • How many credits is this student carrying?;
  • We carry a very large mortgage
Meaning (15):
- serve as a means for expressing something
Example in sentence:
  • His voice carried a lot of anger;
  • The painting of Mary carries motherly love
Meaning (16):
- include, as on a list
Example in sentence:
  • How many people are carried on the payroll?
Meaning (17):
- have with oneself; have on one's person
Example in sentence:
  • I always carry money;
  • She always takes an umbrella;
  • She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
Meaning (18):
- be pregnant with
Example in sentence:
  • I am carrying his child;
  • She is bearing his child;
  • The are expecting another child in January
Meaning (19):
- have or possess something abstract
Example in sentence:
  • I carry a lot of life insurance;
  • I carry her image in my mind's eye;
  • I carry these thoughts in the back of my head;
  • I will carry the secret to my grave
Meaning (20):
- compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
Example in sentence:
  • I resent having to carry her all the time
Meaning (21):
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
Example in sentence:
  • Many metals conduct heat;
  • Sound carries well over water;
  • The airwaves carry the sound
Meaning (22):
- transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
Example in sentence:
  • put down 5 and carry 2
Meaning (23):
- have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
Example in sentence:
  • She carries her mother's genes;
  • The loan carries a high interest rate;
  • The restaurant carries an unusual name;
  • These bonds carry warrants;
  • This new washer carries a two year guarantee;
  • this undertaking carries many dangers
Meaning (24):
- be successful in
Example in sentence:
  • She lost the game but carried the match
Meaning (25):
- contain or hold; have within
Example in sentence:
  • The canteen holds fresh water;
  • The jar carries wine;
  • This can contains water
Meaning (26):
- continue or extend
Example in sentence:
  • The civil war carried into the neighboring province;
  • The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
Meaning (27):
- pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
Example in sentence:
  • the dog was taught to fetch and carry
Meaning (28):
- cover a certain distance or advance beyond
Example in sentence:
  • The drive carried to the green
Meaning (29):
- keep up with financial support
Example in sentence:
  • The Federal Government carried the province for many years
Meaning (30):
- secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
Example in sentence:
  • The motion carried easily
Meaning (31):
- pass on a communication
Example in sentence:
  • The news was carried to every village in the province
Meaning (32):
- win in an election
Example in sentence:
  • The senator carried his home state
Meaning (33):
- propel or give impetus to
Example in sentence:
  • The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence
Meaning (34):
- capture after a fight
Example in sentence:
  • The troops carried the town after a brief fight
Meaning (35):
- be equipped with (a mast or sail)
Example in sentence:
  • This boat can only carry a small sail
Meaning (36):
- be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
Example in sentence:
  • This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison
Meaning (37):
- bear (a crop)
Example in sentence:
  • this land does not carry olives
Meaning (38):
- be able to feed
Example in sentence:
  • This land will carry ten cows to the acre
Meaning (39):
- have a certain range
Example in sentence:
  • This rifle carries for 3,000 feet