■ verb ( carries , ~ing , carried )
1》 move or transport from one place to another.
↘have on one's person wherever one goes.
↘conduct; transmit.
↘be infected with (a disease) and liable to transmit it to others.
2》 support the weight of.
↘be pregnant with.
3》 propel (a missile) to a specified distance.
↘take or develop (an idea or activity) to a specified point.
4》 (of a sound or voice) be audible at a distance.
5》 ( ~ oneself ) stand and move in a specified way.
6》 have as a feature or consequence.
↘(of a newspaper, television station, etc.) publish or broadcast.
↘(of a retailing outlet) keep a regular stock of.
7》 assume or accept (responsibility or blame).
8》 approve (a proposed measure) by a majority of votes.
↘persuade to support one's policy.
↘ N. Amer. gain (a state or district) in an election.
9》 transfer (a figure) to an adjacent column during an arithmetical operation.
■ noun ( plural carries )
1》 an act of ~ing.
↘ American Football an act of running or rushing with the ball.
↘ chiefly N. Amer. the action of keeping a gun on one's person.
2》 Golf the distance a ball travels before reaching the ground.
↘the range of a gun or similar weapon.
3》 N. Amer. a portage for boats or supplies.
Phrases
~ all before one overcome all opposition.
~ one's bat Cricket (especially of an opening batsman) be not out at the end of one's side's completed innings.
~ the can Brit. informal take responsibility for a mistake or misdeed.
~ the day be victorious or successful.
~ weight be influential or important.
Phrasal verbs
be/get carried away lose self-control.
~ something away Nautical lose a mast or other part of a ship through breakage.
~ something forward
1》 transfer figures to a new page or account.
2》 keep to use or deal with at a later time.
~ someone off take someone away by force.
↘(of a disease) kill someone.
~ something off succeed in doing something difficult.
~ on
1》 continue an activity or task.
↘continue to move in the same direction.
2》 informal behave in a specified way.
↘behave in an overemotional way.
3》 informal, chiefly derogatory be engaged in a love affair.
~ something out perform a task or planned operation.
~ over extend beyond the normal or original area of application.
~ something over keep to use or deal with in a new context.
↘postpone.
~ something through bring something to completion.
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. and Old North. Fr. carier , based on L. carrus 'wheeled vehicle'.