I. ˈka-rē, ˈker-ē verb
( car·ried ; car·ry·ing )
Etymology: Middle English carien, from Anglo-French carier to transport, from carre vehicle, from Latin carrus — more at car
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1. : to move while supporting : transport
her legs refused to carry her further — Ellen Glasgow
2. : to convey by direct communication
carry tales about a friend
3. chiefly dialect : conduct , escort
4. : to influence by mental or emotional appeal : sway
5. : to get possession or control of : capture
carried off the prize
6. : to transfer from one place (as a column) to another
carry a number in adding
7. : to contain and direct the course of
the drain carries sewage
8.
a. : to wear or have on one's person
b. : to bear upon or within one
is carry ing an unborn child
9.
a. : to have or bear especially as a mark, attribute, or property
carry a scar
b. : imply , involve
the crime carried a heavy penalty
10. : to hold or comport (as one's person) in a specified manner
11. : to sustain the weight or burden of
pillars carry an arch
is carry ing a full course load
12. : to bear as a crop
13. : to sing with reasonable correctness of pitch
carry a tune
14.
a. : to keep in stock for sale
b. : to provide sustenance for
land carry ing 10 head of cattle
c. : to have or maintain on a list or record
carry a person on a payroll
carried six guards on the team
15. : to be chiefly or solely responsible for the success, effectiveness, or continuation of
a player capable of carry ing a team
her performance carried the play
16. : to prolong or maintain in space, time, or degree
carry a principle too far
carry the wall above the eaves
carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning
17.
a. : to gain victory for ; especially : to secure the adoption or passage of
b. : to win a majority or plurality of votes in (as a legislative body or a state)
18. : to present for public use or consumption
newspapers carry weather reports
channel nine will carry the game
19.
a. : to bear the charges of holding or having (as stocks or merchandise) from one time to another
b. : to keep on one's books as a debtor
a merchant carries a customer
20. : to hold to and follow after (as a scent)
21. : to hoist and maintain (a sail) in use
22. : to pass over (as a hazard) at a single stroke in golf
carry a bunker
23. : to propel and control (a puck or ball) along a playing surface
intransitive verb
1. : to act as a bearer
2.
a. : to reach or penetrate to a distance
voices carry well
fly balls don't carry well in cold air
b. : to convey itself to a reader or audience
3. : to undergo or admit of carriage in a specified way
4. of a hunting dog : to keep and follow the scent
5. : to win adoption
the motion carried by a vote of 71-25
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- carry a torch
- carry the ball
- carry the day
II. noun
( plural car·ries )
Date: 1858
1. : carrying power ; especially : the range of a gun or projectile or of a struck or thrown ball
2.
a. : portage
b. : the act or method of carrying
fireman's carry
c. : the act of rushing with the ball in football
averaged four yards per carry
3. : the position assumed by a color-bearer with the flag or guidon held in position for marching
4. : a quantity that is transferred in addition from one number place to the adjacent one of higher place value