[car.ry] vb car.ried ; car.ry.ing [ME carien, fr. ONF carier to transport in a vehicle, fr. car vehicle, fr. L carrus--more at car] vt (14c) 1: to move while supp orting: transport "her legs refused to ~ her further --Ellen Glasgow"
2: to convey by direct communication "~ tales about a friend" 3 chiefly dial: 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 "~ 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 ~ing an unborn child"
9. a: to have or bear esp. as a mark, attribute, or property "~ 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 ~ an arch" 12: to bear as a crop 13: to sing with reasonable correctness of pitch "~ a tune" 14 a: to keep in stock for sale b: to provide sustenance for "land ~ing
10. head of cattle" c: to have or maintain on a list or record "~ a person on a payroll" 15: to be chiefly or solely responsible for the success, effectiveness, or continuation of "a player capable of ~ing a team" "her performance carried the play" 16: to prolong in space, time, or degree "~ a principle too far" 17 a: to gain victory for; esp: to secure the adoption or passage of b: to win a majority of votes in (as a legislative body or a state) 18: to present for public consumption "newspapers ~ weather reports" "channel
9. will ~ 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 "~ a bunker" 23: to propel and control (a puck or ball) along a playing surface ~ vi 1: to act as a bearer
2. a: to reach or penetrate to a distance "voices ~ well" "fly balls don't ~ 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" -- carry a torch or carry the torch 1: crusade
2: to be in love esp. without reciprocation: cherish a longing or devotion "still carrying a torch for a former lover" -- carry the ball : to perform or assume the chief role: bear the major portion of work or responsibility -- carry the day : win, prevail
[2]carry n, pl car.ries (1858) 1: carrying power; esp: 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 ~" c: the act of rushing with the ball in football "averaged four yards per ~"
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