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Definition: Meaning of, carry in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkari /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
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Present Participle Third Person Singular
carrying carries
  1. lift and take [transitive] to hold something in your hand or arms, or support it as you take it somewhere
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  2. vehicle/ship/plane [transitive] to take people or things from one place to another in a vehicle, ship, or plane
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  3. pipe/wire etc [transitive] if a pipe, wire etc carries something such as liquid or electricity, the liquid, electricity etc flows or travels along it
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  4. move something [transitive] to cause something to move along or support something as it moves along
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  5. have with you [transitive] to have something with you in your pocket, on your belt, in your bag etc everywhere you go
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  6. have a quality [transitive] to have something as a particular quality
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  7. news/programmes [transitive] if a newspaper, a television or radio broadcast, or a website carries a piece of news, an advertisement etc, it prints it or broadcasts it
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  8. information [transitive] if something carries information, the information is written on it
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  9. be responsible [transitive] to be responsible for doing something
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  10. shop [transitive] if a shop carries goods, it has a supply of them for sale
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  11. building [transitive] if a wall etc carries something, it supports the weight of that thing
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  12. take somebody/something [transitive] to take something or someone to a new place, point, or position
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  13. disease [transitive] if a person, animal, or insect carries a disease, they can pass it to other people or animals even if they are not ill themselves [↪  carrier]
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  14. carry insurance/a guarantee etc to have insurance etc
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  15. be/get carried away to be so excited, angry, interested etc that you are no longer really in control of what you do or say, or you forget everything else
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  16. be carried along (by something) to become excited about something or determined to do something
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  17. crime [transitive] if a crime carries a particular punishment, that is the usual punishment for the crime
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  18. sound [intransitive] if a sound carries, it goes a long way
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  19. ball [intransitive] if a ball carries a particular distance when it is thrown, hit, or kicked, it travels that distance
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  20. carry something in your head/mind to remember information that you need, without writing it down
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  21. tune [transitive] to sing a tune using the correct notes
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  22. persuade [transitive] to persuade a group of people to support you
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  23. vote be carried if a suggestion, proposal etc is carried, most of the people at an official meeting vote for it and it is accepted
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  24. election [transitive] American English if someone carries a state or local area in a US election, they win in that state or area
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  25. your body [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to stand and move in a particular way, or to hold part of your body in a particular way
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  26. carry the can (for somebody/something) British English informal to be the person who has to take the blame for something even if it was not their fault, or not their fault alone
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  27. not enough effort [transitive] if a group carries someone who is not doing enough work, they have to manage without the work that person should be doing
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  28. child [intransitive and transitive] old-fashioned if a woman is carrying a child, she is PREGNANT
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  29. carry all/everything before you literary to be completely successful in a struggle against other people
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  30. carry something too far/to extremes/to excess to do or say too much about something
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  31. weight [transitive] to weigh a particular amount more than you should or than you did
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  32. carry a torch for somebody to love someone romantically who does not love you
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  33. carry the torch of something to support an important belief or tradition when other people do not
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  34. as fast as his/her legs could carry him/her as fast as possible
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  35. adding numbers [transitive] to put a number into the next row to the left when you are adding numbers together
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  1. technical the distance a ball or bullet travels after it has been thrown, hit, or fired
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carry used in phrases

  • Carry Amelia Moore Nation (noun)
    1. 1846-1911 united States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet
  • Carry Nation (noun)
    1. 1846-1911 united States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet
  • Carry On film (noun)
    1. one of a series of very popular humorous British films made especially in the 1960s and 1970s. Many of the actors in one Carry On film also appeared in several others, and most of the jokes are about sex. They have titles such as Carry on Nurse (1959) and Carry on up the Khyber (1968).
  • carry away (verb)
    1. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
  • carry back (verb)
    1. deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period
  • carry the can (verb)
    1. accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
  • carry to term (verb)
    1. carry out a pregnancy
  • carry weight (verb)
    1. have influence to a specified degree
  • carry-forward (noun)
    1. the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves
  • carry-on (noun)
    1. British English spoken a situation in which someone behaves in a silly or annoying way
    2. American English a bag that you are allowed to take onto a plane with you
    carry-on (adjective)
    1. carry-on bags are ones that you are allowed to take onto a plane with you
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carry used in phrasal verbs

  • carry forward (phrasal verb)
    1. to take the total of a column of numbers from the bottom of one page to the top of the next
    2. to take something such as money or holidays that are available for you to use in one period of time into the next one
  • carry off (phrasal verb)
    1. to deal successfully with something difficult
    2. to win a prize
  • carry on (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] carry on something to continue doing something
    2. [intransitive] to continue going in the same direction
  • carry out (phrasal verb)
    1. to do a particular piece of work, research etc
    2. to do something that you have said you will do or that you have been told to do
  • carry over (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] if something carries over or is carried over from one situation into another, it has the same effect in the new situation as it had in the old one
    2. [transitive] to take something that you earn or are given in one year or period of time into the next one
  • carry through (phrasal verb)
    1. carry something through to complete something that was planned, often despite difficulties or opposition
    2. carry someone through (something) to make it possible for someone to deal successfully with a difficult or unpleasant situation
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