carrycar‧ry /ˈkæri/ ●●● verb (carried, carries) 
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LIFT AND TAKE [transitive] to hold something in your hands or arms, or on your back, as you take it somewhere: 
Can you carry that suitcase for me? Angela was carrying the baby in her arms.THESAURUScart – to carry or take something large and heavy somewhere: Workers carted away several tons of trash.haul – to carry or pull something heavy: Contractors have begun hauling away the debris.transport formal – to move or carry goods, people, etc. from one place to another in a vehicle: Helicopters are used to transport military equipment.bear formal – to bring or carry something: They arrived bearing gifts.tote informal – to carry something: I’ve had to tote these books around in my bag all day.lug informal – to pull or carry something that is very heavy: We lugged our bags and chairs to the beach.schlep informal – to carry or pull something heavy: He schlepped the luggage up the steps.2VEHICLE/SHIP/PLANE [transitive] to take people or things from one place to another: The bus was carrying 25 passengers.3PIPE/ROAD/WIRE [transitive] if a pipe, road, wire, etc. carries something such as liquid or electricity, the liquid, etc. flows along, on, or in it: Pipes carry the water across the desert.4HAVE WITH YOU [transitive] to have something with you in your pocket, on your belt, in your bag, etc. as you move from place to place: The security guard usually carries a gun. I never carry much cash.5STORE [transitive] if a store carries goods, it has a supply of them for sale: I’m sorry, we don’t carry that brand anymore.6INFORMATION/NEWS ETC. [transitive] to contain a particular piece of information or news: The morning paper carried a story about the demonstration in New York.7HAVE A QUALITY [transitive] to have a particular quality: The job carries certain risks. Lee’s opinions usually carry a lot of weight (=have influence) with the boss. Matthew’s voice did not carry much conviction (=he did not sound certain).8be/get carried away to be or become so excited that you are no longer in control of what you do or say9carry insurance/a guarantee etc. to have insurance, etc.: All our products carry a 12-month guarantee.10DISEASE [transitive] medicine to have a disease and pass it to others: Many diseases are carried by insects.11carry yourself to stand and move in a particular way: It was obvious by the way they carried themselves that they were soldiers.12CRIME/PUNISHMENT [transitive] if a crime carries a particular punishment, that is the usual punishment for the crime: Murder carries a life sentence in this state.13carry something too far to do or say too much about something: It was funny at first, but you’ve carried the joke too far.14ELECTION [transitive] to win an election in a state or particular area: Reagan carried California in 1980.15SUPPORT [transitive] to support the weight of something else: Those columns carry the whole roof.16SOUND/SMELL [intransitive] to be able to go as far as a particular place or a particular distance: The sound of their laughter carried as far as the lake.17carry a tune to sing the notes of a song correctly18MATHEMATICS [transitive] also carry over to move a total to the next row of figures for adding to other numbers[Origin: 1300–1400 Old North French carier “to take in a vehicle,” from car “vehicle,” from Latin carrus]carry off phrasal verb to do something difficult successfully: No one believed he could carry the plan off.carry on phrasal verb1to continue doing something: Jane plans to carry on and finish writing the book.2spoken to behave in a silly or excited way: We won’t get anything done if you two don’t stop carrying on!carry out phrasal verb1to do something that has to be organized and planned: The police department will carry out a thorough investigation.2to do something that you have said you will do: The bombers have threatened to carry out more attacks.carry over phrasal verb to make an amount of something available to be used at a later time: Can I carry over my vacation time to next year?carry through phrasal verb to complete or finish something successfully: Once he starts a project, he always carries it through.
1LIFT AND TAKE [transitive] to hold something in your hands or arms, or on your back, as you take it somewhere: Can you carry that suitcase for me? Angela was carrying the baby in her arms.THESAURUScart – to carry or take something large and heavy somewhere: Workers carted away several tons of trash.haul – to carry or pull something heavy: Contractors have begun hauling away the debris.transport formal – to move or carry goods, people, etc. from one place to another in a vehicle: Helicopters are used to transport military equipment.bear formal – to bring or carry something: They arrived bearing gifts.tote informal – to carry something: I’ve had to tote these books around in my bag all day.lug informal – to pull or carry something that is very heavy: We lugged our bags and chairs to the beach.schlep informal – to carry or pull something heavy: He schlepped the luggage up the steps.2VEHICLE/SHIP/PLANE [transitive] to take people or things from one place to another: The bus was carrying 25 passengers.3PIPE/ROAD/WIRE [transitive] if a pipe, road, wire, etc. carries something such as liquid or electricity, the liquid, etc. flows along, on, or in it: Pipes carry the water across the desert.4HAVE WITH YOU [transitive] to have something with you in your pocket, on your belt, in your bag, etc. as you move from place to place: The security guard usually carries a gun. I never carry much cash.5STORE [transitive] if a store carries goods, it has a supply of them for sale: I’m sorry, we don’t carry that brand anymore.6INFORMATION/NEWS ETC. [transitive] to contain a particular piece of information or news: The morning paper carried a story about the demonstration in New York.7HAVE A QUALITY [transitive] to have a particular quality: The job carries certain risks. Lee’s opinions usually carry a lot of weight (=have influence) with the boss. Matthew’s voice did not carry much conviction (=he did not sound certain).8be/get carried away to be or become so excited that you are no longer in control of what you do or say9carry insurance/a guarantee etc. to have insurance, etc.: All our products carry a 12-month guarantee.10DISEASE [transitive] medicine to have a disease and pass it to others: Many diseases are carried by insects.11carry yourself to stand and move in a particular way: It was obvious by the way they carried themselves that they were soldiers.12CRIME/PUNISHMENT [transitive] if a crime carries a particular punishment, that is the usual punishment for the crime: Murder carries a life sentence in this state.13carry something too far to do or say too much about something: It was funny at first, but you’ve carried the joke too far.14ELECTION [transitive] to win an election in a state or particular area: Reagan carried California in 1980.15SUPPORT [transitive] to support the weight of something else: Those columns carry the whole roof.16SOUND/SMELL [intransitive] to be able to go as far as a particular place or a particular distance: The sound of their laughter carried as far as the lake.17carry a tune to sing the notes of a song correctly18MATHEMATICS [transitive] also carry over to move a total to the next row of figures for adding to other numbers[Origin: 1300–1400 Old North French carier “to take in a vehicle,” from car “vehicle,” from Latin carrus]carry off phrasal verb to do something difficult successfully: No one believed he could carry the plan off.carry on phrasal verb1to continue doing something: Jane plans to carry on and finish writing the book.2spoken to behave in a silly or excited way: We won’t get anything done if you two don’t stop carrying on!carry out phrasal verb1to do something that has to be organized and planned: The police department will carry out a thorough investigation.2to do something that you have said you will do: The bombers have threatened to carry out more attacks.carry over phrasal verb to make an amount of something available to be used at a later time: Can I carry over my vacation time to next year?carry through phrasal verb to complete or finish something successfully: Once he starts a project, he always carries it through.
