tote /təʊt $ toʊt/ BrE AmE ( also tote around ) verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from Gullah tot 'to carry' , probably from a West African language ]
especially American English informal to carry something, especially regularly:
Kids have to tote heavy textbooks around.
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THESAURUS
▪ carry to have something or someone in your hands or arms when you go somewhere:
She was carrying a heavy suitcase.
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Mary fainted, and had to be carried inside.
▪ tote especially American English informal to carry something such as a bag or a gun:
He came out of the office toting a black leather briefcase.
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Guards toting machine guns stood inside the airport.
▪ lug to carry something heavy, with difficulty:
They lugged the mail in heavy canvas bags into the building.
▪ cart to carry something large and heavy somewhere, especially when this is annoying or hard work:
We carted all the furniture upstairs.
▪ schlep American English informal to carry something heavy:
Marty schlepped the suitcases upstairs.
▪ bear formal to carry something – used when talking about what someone has with them when they go somewhere. Bear is commonly used as a participle bearing :
They arrived bearing gifts.
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Anna returned, bearing a large red packet.