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Words people most associate with “carry”:

  1. on,
  2. bag,
  3. hold,
  4. tote,
  5. out

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Noun (1 meaning)

1. the act of carrying something.

carry

carry is a type of:
types of carry:
  • fireman's carry (noun) - the act of carrying a person over your shoulder
  • packing, backpacking (noun) - carrying something in a pack on the back
  • piggyback (noun) - the act of carrying something piggyback
  • portage (noun) - carrying boats and supplies overland
  • porterage (noun) - the transportation of burdens by porters
carry is derivationally related to:
  • to carry, extend (verb) - continue or extend
  • to carry, convey, express (verb) - serve as a means for expressing something
  • to carry (verb) - cover a certain distance or advance beyond
  • to carry (verb) - have a certain range
  • to carry (verb) - pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
  • to carry (verb) - transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
  • to carry (verb) - extend to a certain degree
  • to carry (verb) - have or possess something abstract
  • to carry, pack, take (verb) - have with oneself
  • to carry (verb) - be conveyed over a certain distance
  • to hold, carry, bear (verb) - support or hold in a certain manner
  • to hold, bear, carry, contain (verb) - contain or hold
  • to impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel (verb) - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  • to post, carry (verb) - transfer (entries) from one account book to another
  • to transport, carry (verb) - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

Verb (40 meanings)

1. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body.

to transport, carry

Examples:
  • “You must carry your camping gear”,
  • “carry the suitcases to the car”,
  • “This train is carrying nuclear waste”,
  • “These pipes carry waste water into the river”
to carry is a way to:
  • to move, displace (verb) - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
ways to carry:
  • to bear (verb) - move while holding up or supporting
  • to bring, convey, take (verb) - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
  • to bucket (verb) - carry in a bucket
  • to cart (verb) - transport something in a cart
  • to chariot (verb) - transport in a chariot
  • to fly (verb) - transport by aeroplane
  • to haul (verb) - transport in a vehicle
  • to lug, tote, tug (verb) - carry with difficulty
  • to pack (verb) - carry, as on one's back
  • to pipe in (verb) - transport to a destiny through pipes
  • to port (verb) - carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons
  • to port (verb) - carry, bear, convey, or bring
  • to porter (verb) - carry luggage or supplies
  • to return (verb) - make a return
  • to shoulder (verb) - carry a burden, either real or metaphoric
to carry is derivationally related to:
Verb group:
  • to carry (verb) - pass on a communication
  • to carry (verb) - propel or give impetus to

2. have with oneself; have on one's person.

to carry, pack, take

Examples:
  • “She always takes an umbrella”,
  • “I always carry money”,
  • “She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains”
to carry is a way to:
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • carry (noun) - the act of carrying something
Verb group:
  • to carry (verb) - have or possess something abstract

3. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission.

to impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel

Examples:
  • “Sound carries well over water”,
  • “The airwaves carry the sound”,
  • “Many metals conduct heat”
to carry is a way to:
  • to bring, convey, take (verb) - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
ways to carry:
  • to bring in (verb) - transmit
  • to pipe in (verb) - bring in through pipes
  • to retransmit (verb) - transmit again
  • to wash up (verb) - carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • conductive (adjective) - having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound
  • conductor (noun) - a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
  • conductor (noun) - a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat
  • transmission, transmittal, transmitting (noun) - the act of sending a message
  • transmission (noun) - communication by means of transmitted signals
Verb group:
  • to carry, convey, express (verb) - serve as a means for expressing something
  • to carry (verb) - be conveyed over a certain distance

4. serve as a means for expressing something.

to carry, convey, express

Examples:
  • “The painting of Mary carries motherly love”,
  • “His voice carried a lot of anger”
to carry is a way to:
ways to carry:
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • carry (noun) - the act of carrying something
  • expressible (adjective) - capable of being expressed
  • expressive (adjective) - characterized by expression
Verb group:

5. bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of.

to carry

Examples:
  • “His efforts carried the entire project”,
  • “How many credits is this student carrying?”,
  • “We carry a very large mortgage”
to carry is a way to:
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • carrier (noun) - a rack attached to a vehicle
Verb group:
  • to carry (verb) - compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
  • to carry (verb) - keep up with financial support

6. support or hold in a certain manner.

to hold, carry, bear

Examples:
  • “She holds her head high”,
  • “He carried himself upright”
ways to carry:
to carry is derivationally related to:
Verb group:
  • to bear (verb) - move while holding up or supporting

7. contain or hold; have within.

to hold, bear, carry, contain

Examples:
  • “The jar carries wine”,
  • “The canteen holds fresh water”,
  • “This can contains water”
to carry is a way to:
  • to include (verb) - have as a part, be made up out of
ways to carry:
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • capacity, content (noun) - the amount that can be contained
  • cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, hold, storage area (noun) - the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
  • carry (noun) - the act of carrying something
  • container (noun) - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
  • continent (adjective) - having control over urination and defecation
Verb group:

8. extend to a certain degree.

to carry

Examples:
  • “carry too far”,
  • “She carries her ideas to the extreme”
to carry is a way to:
  • to effect (verb) - act so as to bring into existence
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • carry (noun) - the act of carrying something

9. continue or extend.

to carry, extend

Examples:
  • “The civil war carried into the neighboring province”,
  • “The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces”
to carry is a way to:
  • to continue (verb) - exist over a prolonged period of time
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • carry (noun) - the act of carrying something
Verb group:

10. be necessarily associated with or result in or involve.

to carry

Example:
  • “This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison”
to carry is a way to:
Verb group:
  • to carry (verb) - have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence

11. win in an election.

to carry

Example:
  • “The senator carried his home state”
to carry is a way to:
  • to win (verb) - be the winner in a contest or competition
Verb group:

12. include, as on a list.

to carry

Example:
  • “How many people are carried on the payroll?”
to carry is a way to:
  • to include (verb) - consider as part of something

13. behave in a certain manner.

to behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry

Examples:
  • “She carried herself well”,
  • “he bore himself with dignity”,
  • “They conducted themselves well during these difficult times”
to carry is a way to:
  • to act, move (verb) - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  • to hold, carry, bear (verb) - support or hold in a certain manner
ways to carry:
  • to assert, put forward (verb) - insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
  • to deal (verb) - behave in a certain way towards others
  • to fluster (verb) - be flustered
  • to pose, posture (verb) - behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
  • to walk around (verb) - behave in a certain manner or have certain properties
to carry is derivationally related to:

14. have on hand.

to stock, carry, stockpile

Example:
  • “Do you carry kerosene heaters?”
to carry is a way to:
  • to have, have got, hold (verb) - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • reserve, backlog, stockpile (noun) - something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
  • stock, inventory (noun) - the merchandise that a shop has on hand
  • stockist (noun) - one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods
  • stockpile (noun) - a storage pile accumulated for future use
  • stockpiling (noun) - accumulating and storing a reserve supply
  • store, stock, fund (noun) - a supply of something available for future use

15. include as the content; broadcast or publicize.

to carry, run

Examples:
  • “We ran the ad three times”,
  • “This paper carries a restaurant review”,
  • “All major networks carried the press conference”
to carry is a way to:

16. propel, "Carry the ball".

to dribble, carry

Example:
  • “dribble the ball”
to carry is a way to:
  • to hit (verb) - cause to move by striking
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • dribble, dribbling (noun) - the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
  • dribbler (noun) - a basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
  • sport, athletics (noun) - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

17. pass on a communication.

to carry

Example:
  • “The news was carried to every village in the province”
to carry is a way to:
Verb group:
  • to transport, carry (verb) - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

18. have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence.

to carry

Examples:
  • “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”
to carry is a way to:
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • carrier, immune carrier (noun) - (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
Verb group:
  • to carry (verb) - be necessarily associated with or result in or involve

19. be conveyed over a certain distance.

to carry

Example:
  • “Her voice carries very well in this big opera house”
to carry is a way to:
  • to range (verb) - have a range
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • carry (noun) - the act of carrying something
Verb group:

20. keep up with financial support.

to carry

Example:
  • “The Federal Government carried the province for many years”
to carry is a way to:
Verb group:
  • to carry (verb) - bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of

21. have or possess something abstract.

to carry

Examples:
  • “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”
to carry is a way to:
  • to have, have got, hold (verb) - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • carry (noun) - the act of carrying something
Verb group:

22. be equipped with (a mast or sail).

to carry

Example:
  • “This boat can only carry a small sail”
to carry is a way to:

23. win approval or support for.

to carry, persuade, sway

Examples:
  • “Carry all before one”,
  • “His speech did not sway the voters”
to carry is a way to:
to carry is derivationally related to:
Verb group:
  • to carry (verb) - win in an election

24. compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance.

to carry

Example:
  • “I resent having to carry her all the time”
to carry is a way to:
Verb group:
  • to carry (verb) - bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of

25. take further or advance.

to carry

Example:
  • “carry a cause”
to carry is a way to:

26. have on the surface or on the skin.

to carry

Example:
  • “carry scars”
to carry is a way to:
  • to bear (verb) - have

27. capture after a fight.

to carry

Example:
  • “The troops carried the town after a brief fight”
to carry is a way to:

28. transfer (entries) from one account book to another.

to post, carry

to carry is a way to:
  • to transfer (verb) - move from one place to another
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • carry (noun) - the act of carrying something
Verb group:
  • to carry (verb) - transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication

29. transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication.

to carry

Example:
  • “put down 5 and carry 2”
to carry is a way to:
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • carry (noun) - the act of carrying something
Verb group:
  • to post, carry (verb) - transfer (entries) from one account book to another

30. pursue a line of scent or be a bearer.

to carry

Example:
  • “the dog was taught to fetch and carry”
to carry is a way to:
  • to follow (verb) - to travel behind, go after, come after
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • carry (noun) - the act of carrying something

31. bear (a crop).

to carry

Example:
  • “this land does not carry olives”
to carry is a way to:
  • to grow, raise, farm, produce (verb) - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
Verb group:
  • to carry (verb) - be able to feed

32. propel or give impetus to.

to carry

Example:
  • “The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence”
to carry is a way to:
  • to propel, impel (verb) - cause to move forward with force
Verb group:
  • to transport, carry (verb) - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

33. drink alcohol without showing ill effects.

to carry, hold

Examples:
  • “He can hold his liquor”,
  • “he had drunk more than he could carry”
to carry is a way to:

34. be able to feed.

to carry

Example:
  • “This land will carry ten cows to the acre”
to carry is a way to:
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
Verb group:
  • to carry (verb) - bear (a crop)

35. have a certain range.

to carry

Example:
  • “This rifle carries for 3,000 feet”
to carry is a way to:
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • carry (noun) - the act of carrying something
Verb group:
  • to carry (verb) - cover a certain distance or advance beyond

36. cover a certain distance or advance beyond.

to carry

Example:
  • “The drive carried to the green”
to carry is a way to:
to carry is derivationally related to:
  • carry (noun) - the act of carrying something
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
  • golf, golf game (noun) - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes
Verb group:
  • to carry (verb) - have a certain range

37. secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions).

to carry

Example:
  • “The motion carried easily”
to carry is a way to:
  • to obtain (verb) - come into possession of
Verb group:
  • to carry (verb) - be successful in

38. be successful in.

to carry

Example:
  • “She lost the game but carried the match”
to carry is a way to:
  • to win (verb) - be the winner in a contest or competition
Verb group:
  • to carry (verb) - win in an election
  • to carry (verb) - secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)

39. sing or play against other voices or parts.

to carry

Example:
  • “He cannot carry a tune”
to carry is a way to:

40. be pregnant with.

to have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect

Examples:
  • “She is bearing his child”,
  • “The are expecting another child in January”,
  • “I am carrying his child”
to carry is a way to:
to carry is derivationally related to:
to carry entails:
Verb group: