transitive verb
1. : to cause the death of : carry off
2. : to break off : demolish
the gale carried away the foremast
3. : to drive or draw out of the control of reason and judgment (as by passion, flattery, or charm)
the girl was carried away by her pity — Winston Churchill
intransitive verb
1. : to break off (as of a mast) : become swept away
the bridge carried away
2. : to lose rigging
the ship carried away in the storm