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carry (v.)move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body;
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
carry (v.)have with oneself; have on one's person;
carry (v.)transmit or serve as the medium for transmission;
The airwaves carry the sound
carry (v.)serve as a means for expressing something;
His voice carried a lot of anger
carry (v.)bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of;
His efforts carried the entire project
We carry a very large mortgage
How many credits is this student carrying?
carry (v.)support or hold in a certain manner;
He carried himself upright
carry (v.)contain or hold; have within;
carry (v.)extend to a certain degree;
carry (v.)continue or extend;
The civil war carried into the neighboring province
carry (v.)be necessarily associated with or result in or involve;
carry (v.)win in an election;
The senator carried his home state
carry (v.)include, as on a list;
How many people are carried on the payroll?
carry (v.)behave in a certain manner;
carry (v.)have on hand;
Do you carry kerosene heaters?
carry (v.)include as the content; broadcast or publicize;
All major networks carried the press conference
carry (v.)pass on a communication;
The news was carried to every village in the province
carry (v.)have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence;
These bonds carry warrants
carry (v.)be conveyed over a certain distance;
carry (v.)keep up with financial support;
The Federal Government carried the province for many years
carry (v.)have or possess something abstract;
I carry her image in my mind's eye
I carry these thoughts in the back of my head
I carry a lot of life insurance
I will carry the secret to my grave
carry (v.)be equipped with (a mast or sail);
This boat can only carry a small sail
carry (v.)win approval or support for;
carry (v.)compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance;
I resent having to carry her all the time
carry (v.)take further or advance;
carry (v.)have on the surface or on the skin;
carry (v.)capture after a fight;
The troops carried the town after a brief fight
carry (v.)transfer (entries) from one account book to another;
carry (v.)transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication;
carry (v.)pursue a line of scent or be a bearer;
the dog was taught to fetch and carry
carry (v.)bear (a crop);
this land does not carry olives
carry (v.)propel or give impetus to;
carry (v.)drink alcohol without showing ill effects;
he had drunk more than he could carry
carry (v.)be able to feed;
This land will carry ten cows to the acre
carry (v.)have a certain range;
carry (v.)cover a certain distance or advance beyond;
The drive carried to the green
carry (v.)secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions);
The motion carried easily
carry (v.)be successful in;
She lost the game but carried the match
carry (v.)sing or play against other voices or parts;
carry (v.)be pregnant with;