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   Car·ry

   /ˈkerē/

   

   verb

   • 1. support and move (someone or something) from one place to another: "medics were carrying a wounded man on a stretcher" Similar conveytransfermovetakebringbearshiftswitchfetchtransportinformal:cartlughumpschleptote
   • ▪ transport, conduct, or transmit: "the train service carries 20,000 passengers daily" Similar transportconveytransmitmovehandletransmitconductpass onrelaycommunicateconveyimpartbeardispatchbeamdisseminatespreadcirculatediffuse
   • ▪ have on one's person and take with one wherever one goes: "the money he was carrying was not enough to pay the fine"
   • ▪ be infected with (a disease) and liable to transmit it to others: "ticks can carry Lyme disease" Similar transmitconductpass onrelaycommunicateconveyimpartbeardispatchbeamdisseminatespreadcirculatediffuse
   • 2. support the weight of: "the bridge is capable of carrying even the heaviest loads" Similar supportsustainstandprop upshore upbolsterunderpinbuttress
   • ▪ be pregnant with: "she was carrying twins" Similar be pregnant withbearexpecttechnical:be gravid with
   • ▪ stand and move in a specified way: "she carried herself straight and with assurance" Similar conductbearholdactbehaveperformacquitrare:comportdeport
   • 3. (of a sound, ball, missile, etc.) reach a certain point: "his voice carried clearly across the room" Similar be audibletravelreachbe transmitted
   • ▪ (of a gun or similar weapon) propel (a missile) to a specified distance.
   • ▪ hit the ball over and beyond (a particular point).
   • ▪ 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 the responsibility for the mess they have gotten the company into" Similar undertakeacceptassumebearshouldersupportsustaintake ontake uptake on oneselfmanagehandledeal withget to grips withturn one's hand to
   • ▪ be responsible for the effectiveness or success 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" Similar entailinvolvelead toresult inoccasionhave as a consequencehaverequiredemand
   • ▪ (of a newspaper or a television or radio station) publish or broadcast: "the paper carried a detailed account of the current crisis" Similar publishprintcommunicategivereleasedistributespreaddisseminatebroadcasttransmit
   • ▪ (of a retail outlet) keep a regular stock of (particular goods for sale): "this store no longer carries phonograph equipment" Similar sellstockkeepkeep in stockofferhave for salehaveretailmarketsupplytrade indeal intraffic inpeddlehawk
   • ▪ have visible on the surface: "the product does not carry the “UL” symbol"
   • ▪ be known by (a name): "some products carry the same names as overseas beers" Similar displaybearexhibitshowpresentset forthbe marked withhave
   • 6. approve (a proposed measure) by a majority of votes: "the resolution was carried by a two-to-one majority" Similar approvevote foracceptendorseratifyauthorizemandatesupportbackupholdagree toconsent toassent toacquiesce inconcur inaccede togive one's blessing toblessgive one's seal/stamp of approval torubber-stampsay yes toinformal:give the go-ahead togive the green light togive the OK toOKgive the thumbs up togive the nod tobuyOpposite reject
   • ▪ persuade (colleagues or followers) to support one's policy: "he could not carry the cabinet" Similar win overswayprevail onconvincepersuadeinfluenceaffecthave an effect onhave an impact onimpact onmotivatestimulatedrivetouchreach
   • ▪ gain (a state or district) in an election. North American Similar wincapturegainsecureeffecttakeaccomplishOpposite lose
   • 7. transfer (a figure) to an adjacent column during an arithmetical operation (e.g., when a column of digits adds up to more than ten).

   noun

   • 1. an act of lifting and transporting something from one place to another: "we did a carry of equipment from the camp"
   • ▪ an act of running with the ball from scrimmage.
   • ▪ the action of keeping something, especially a gun, on one's person: North American "this pistol is the right choice for on-duty or off-duty carry"
   • ▪ a place or route between navigable waters over which boats or supplies had to be carried. historical North American
   • ▪ 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"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French carier, based on Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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