carry meaning and definition

CARRY noun

Definition of carry (noun)

1. the act of carrying something

CARRY verb

Definition of carry (verb)

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