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
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
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
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
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
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