carry

(noun) the act of carrying something.

(verb) move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body. Synonyms: transport. Examples: "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."

(verb) have with oneself; have on one's person. Synonyms: pack, take. Examples: "She always takes an umbrella." "I always carry money." "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains."

(verb) transmit or serve as the medium for transmission. Synonyms: impart, conduct, transmit, convey, channel. Examples: "Sound carries well over water." "The airwaves carry the sound." "Many metals conduct heat."

(verb) serve as a means for expressing something. Synonyms: convey, express. Examples: "The painting of mary carries motherly love." "His voice carried a lot of anger."

(verb) bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of. Examples: "His efforts carried the entire project." "How many credits is this student carrying?." "We carry a very large mortgage."

(verb) support or hold in a certain manner. Synonyms: hold, bear. Examples: "She holds her head high." "He carried himself upright."

(verb) contain or hold; have within. Synonyms: hold, bear, contain. Examples: "The jar carries wine." "The canteen holds fresh water." "This can contains water."

(verb) extend to a certain degree. Examples: "Carry too far." "She carries her ideas to the extreme."

(verb) continue or extend. Synonyms: extend. Examples: "The civil war carried into the neighboring province." "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces."

(verb) be necessarily associated with or result in or involve. Examples: "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison."

(verb) win in an election. Examples: "The senator carried his home state."

(verb) include, as on a list. Examples: "How many people are carried on the payroll?."

(verb) behave in a certain manner. Synonyms: behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport. Examples: "She carried herself well." "He bore himself with dignity." "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times."

(verb) have on hand. Synonyms: stock, stockpile. Examples: "Do you carry kerosene heaters?."

(verb) include as the content; broadcast or publicize. Synonyms: run. Examples: "We ran the ad three times." "This paper carries a restaurant review." "All major networks carried the press conference."

(verb) propel, "Carry the ball". Synonyms: dribble. Examples: "Dribble the ball."

(verb) pass on a communication. Examples: "The news was carried to every village in the province."

(verb) have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence. Examples: "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."

(verb) be conveyed over a certain distance. Examples: "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house."

(verb) keep up with financial support. Examples: "The federal government carried the province for many years."

(verb) have or possess something abstract. Examples: "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."

(verb) be equipped with (a mast or sail). Examples: "This boat can only carry a small sail."

(verb) win approval or support for. Synonyms: persuade, sway. Examples: "Carry all before one." "His speech did not sway the voters."

(verb) compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance. Examples: "I resent having to carry her all the time."

(verb) take further or advance. Examples: "Carry a cause."

(verb) have on the surface or on the skin. Examples: "Carry scars."

(verb) capture after a fight. Examples: "The troops carried the town after a brief fight."

(verb) transfer (entries) from one account book to another. Synonyms: post.

(verb) transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication. Examples: "Put down 5 and carry 2."

(verb) pursue a line of scent or be a bearer. Examples: "The dog was taught to fetch and carry."

(verb) bear (a crop). Examples: "This land does not carry olives."

(verb) propel or give impetus to. Examples: "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence."

(verb) drink alcohol without showing ill effects. Synonyms: hold. Examples: "He can hold his liquor." "He had drunk more than he could carry."

(verb) be able to feed. Examples: "This land will carry ten cows to the acre."

(verb) have a certain range. Examples: "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet."

(verb) cover a certain distance or advance beyond. Examples: "The drive carried to the green."

(verb) secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions). Examples: "The motion carried easily."

(verb) be successful in. Examples: "She lost the game but carried the match."

(verb) sing or play against other voices or parts. Examples: "He cannot carry a tune."

(verb) be pregnant with. Synonyms: have a bun in the oven, bear, gestate, expect. Examples: "She is bearing his child." "The are expecting another child in january." "I am carrying his child."