Etymology : Middle English carien, from Old North French carier to transport in a vehicle, from car vehicle, from Latin carrus; more at CAR
Pronunciation : kar-E, ker-
Function : verb
Date : 14th century
1. range of a gun or projectile; portage; act of carrying. bear; transport; hold and transport a person or an object; convey information; continue; have something with you (e.g.: "I always carry my brush in my purse"); be pregnant (e.g.: "Linda is carrying John's baby"); be infected with a transmissible disease; be capable of singing and stay in tune (e.g.: "My daughter cannot carry a tune"). carry\car"ry\, v. i.
2. to act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry.
3. to have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well.
4. to hold the head; -- said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck.
5. (hunting) to have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
6. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; often with away or off.
7. To have or hold as a burden, while moving from place to place; to have upon or about one's person; to bear; as, to carry a wound; to carry an unborn child.
8. To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide.
9. To transfer from one place to another; as, to carry the war from Greece into Asia; to carry an account to the ledger; to carry a number in adding figures.
10. To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther.
11. To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win; as, to carry an election.
12. To get possession of by force; to capture.
13. To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of ; to show or exhibit; to imply.
14. To bear ; to behave, to conduct or demean; with the reflexive pronouns.
15. To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another; as, a merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry a life insurance.
16. To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry.
17. To have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well.
18. To hold the head; said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck.
19. To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
20. A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage. the act of carrying something continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" include, as on a list; "How many people are carried on the payroll?" sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry a tune" serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger" pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province" be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match" win in an election; "The senator carried his home state" secure the passage or adoption ; "The motion carried easily" cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green" have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet" be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre" drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry" bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of; "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage" propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence" bear ; "this land does not carry olives" include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference" pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught to fetch and carry" transfer to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2" capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight" have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars" take further or advance; "carry a cause" compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time" extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme" win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison" have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance" keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years" have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains" be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house" have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence; "This new washer carries a two year guarantee"; "The loan carries a high interest rate"; "this undertaking carries many dangers"; "She carries her mother's genes"; "These bonds carry warrants"; "The restaurant carries an unusual name".
21. 1. If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground. He was carrying a briefcase He carried the plate through to the dining room If your job involves a lot of paperwork, you're going to need something to carry it all in.
22. If you carry something, you have it with you wherever you go. You have to carry a bleeper so that they can call you in at any time.
23. If something carries a person or thing somewhere, it takes them there. Flowers are designed to attract insects which then carry the pollen from plant to plant The ship could carry seventy passengers. = transport.
24. If a person or animal is carrying a disease, they are infected with it and can pass it on to other people or animals. Frogs eat pests which destroy crops and carry diseases.
25. If an action or situation has a particular quality or consequence, you can say that it carries it. Check that any medication you're taking carries no risk for your developing baby.
26. If a quality or advantage carries someone into a particular position or through a difficult situation, it helps them to achieve that position or deal with that situation. He had the ruthless streak necessary to carry him into the Cabinet.
27. If you carry an idea or a method to a particular extent, you use or develop it to that extent. It's not such a new idea, but I carried it to extremes We could carry that one step further by taking the same genes and putting them into another crop. = take.
28. If a newspaper or poster carries a picture or a piece of writing, it contains it or displays it. Several papers carry the photograph of Mr Anderson.
29. In a debate, if a proposal or motion is carried, a majority of people vote in favour of it. A motion backing its economic policy was carried by 322 votes to 296.
30. If a crime carries a particular punishment, a person who is found guilty of that crime will receive that punishment. It was a crime of espionage and carried the death penalty.
31. If a sound carries, it can be heard a long way away. Even in this stillness Leaphorn doubted if the sound would carry far.
32. If a candidate or party carries a state or area, they win the election in that state or area. George W. Bush carried the state with 56 percent of the vote.
33. If you carry yourself in a particular way, you walk and move in that way. They carried themselves with great pride and dignity.
34. If a woman is carrying a child, she is pregnant.
35. If you get carried away or are carried away, you are so eager or excited about something that you do something hasty or foolish. I got completely carried away and almost cried.
36. to carry the can: see:
can to carry conviction: see conviction to carry the day: see day to carry weight: see weight. the distance a ball or bullet travels after it has been thrown, hit, or fired.
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