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Carry

ˈkari

Carry definitions
verb
carries carrying carried carry
  1. support and move (someone or something) from one place to another

    "medics were carrying a wounded man on a stretcher"

    convey transfer move take bring bear shift switch fetch transport
    • transport, conduct, or transmit

      "the train service carries 20,000 passengers daily"

    • have on one's person

      "he was killed for the money he was carrying"

    • be infected with (a disease) and liable to transmit it to others

      "ticks can carry a nasty disease which affects humans"

  2. support the weight of

    "the bridge is capable of carrying even the heaviest loads"

    support sustain stand prop up shore up bolster underpin buttress
    • be pregnant with

      "she was carrying twins"

    • stand and move in a specified way

      "she carried herself straight and with assurance"

  3. (of a sound, ball, missile, etc.) reach a specified point

    "his voice carried clearly across the room"

    be audible travel reach be transmitted
    • (of a gun or similar weapon) propel (a missile) to a specified distance
    • take or develop (an idea or activity) to a specified point

      "he carried the criticism much further"

  4. assume or accept (responsibility or blame)

    "they must carry management responsibility for the mess they have got the company into"

    undertake accept assume bear shoulder support sustain
    • be responsible for the effectiveness of

      "they relied on dialogue to carry the plot"

  5. have as a feature or consequence

    "being a combat sport, karate carries with it the risk of injury"

    entail involve lead to result in occasion have as a consequence have
    • (of a newspaper or a television or radio station) publish or broadcast

      "the paper carried a detailed account of the current crisis"

    • (of a shop) keep a regular stock of (goods for sale)

      "550 shops carry the basic range"

    • be known or marked by

      "the product does not carry the swallow symbol"

  6. approve (a proposed measure) by a majority of votes

    "the resolution was carried by a two-to-one majority"

    approve vote for accept endorse ratify authorize mandate support back uphold
    • persuade (others) to support one's policy

      "he could not carry the cabinet"

    • gain (a state or district) in an election
  7. transfer (a figure) to an adjacent column during an arithmetical operation (e.g. when a column of digit adds up to more than ten)
noun
carries carry
  1. an act of carrying something from one place to another

    "we did a carry of equipment from the camp"

    • an act of running or rushing with the ball
    • the practice of keeping a gun on one's person

      "this pistol is the right choice for on-duty or off-duty carry"

    • a place between navigable waters over which boats or supplies had to be carried
    • the transfer of a figure into an adjacent column (or the equivalent part of a computer memory) during an arithmetical operation
  2. the range of a gun or similar weapon
    • the distance a ball travels before reaching the ground
  3. the maintenance of an investment position in a securities market, especially with regard to the costs or profits accruing

    "if other short-term interest rates are higher than the current yield, the bond is said to involve a negative carry"