n. 25B6; verb
she carried the box into the kitchen : CONVEY, transfer, move, take, bring, bear, lug, fetch; informal cart, hump.
a coach operator carrying 12 million passengers a year : TRANSPORT, convey, move, handle.
satellites carry the signal over the Atlantic : TRANSMIT, conduct, relay, communicate, convey, dispatch, beam.
the dinghy can carry the weight of the baggage : SUPPORT, sustain, stand; prop up, shore up, bolster.
managers carry most responsibility : UNDERTAKE, accept, assume, bear, shoulder, take on (oneself).
she was carrying his baby : BE PREGNANT WITH, bear, expect; technical be gravid with.
she carried herself with assurance : CONDUCT, bear, hold; act, behave, acquit; formal comport; archaic deport.
a resolution was carried : APPROVE, vote for, accept, endorse, ratify; agree to, assent to, rubber-stamp; informal OK, give the thumbs up to.
I carried the whole audience : WIN OVER, sway, convince, persuade, influence; motivate, stimulate.
today's paper carried an article on housing policy : PUBLISH, print, communicate, distribute; broadcast, transmit.
we carry a wide range : SELL, stock, keep (in stock), offer, have (for sale), retail, supply.
most toxins carry warnings : DISPLAY, bear, exhibit, show, be marked with.
it carries a penalty of two years' imprisonment : ENTAIL, involve, result in, occasion, have as a consequence.
his voice carried across the quay : BE AUDIBLE, travel, reach.
25A0; be/get carried away LOSE SELF-CONTROL, get overexcited, go too far; informal flip, lose it.
25A0; carry someone off KILL (OFF), cause the death of, take/end the life of, finish off; informal do in.
25A0; carry something off
she carried off four awards : WIN, secure, gain, achieve, collect; informal land, net, bag, scoop.
he has carried it off : SUCCEED, triumph, be victorious, be successful, do well, make good; informal crack it.
25A0; carry on
they carried on arguing : CONTINUE, keep (on), go on; persist in, persevere in; informal stick with/at.
(informal) the English way of carrying on : BEHAVE, act, conduct oneself, acquit oneself; formal comport oneself; archaic deport oneself.
(informal) she was carrying on with other men : HAVE AN AFFAIR, commit adultery, have a fling; informal play around, mess about/around; Brit. informal play away; N. Amer. informal fool around.
(informal) I was always carrying on : MISBEHAVE, behave badly, get up to mischief, cause trouble, get up to no good, be naughty; clown about/around, fool about/around, mess about/around; informal act up; Brit. informal muck about/around, play up.
25A0; carry something on ENGAGE IN, conduct, undertake, be involved in, carry out, perform.
25A0; carry something out
they carried out a Caesarean : CONDUCT, perform, implement, execute.
I carried out my promise to her : FULFIL, carry through, honour, redeem, make good; keep, observe, abide by, comply with, adhere to, stick to, keep faith with.