n.
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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